[House Report 109-132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    109-132

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2745, HENRY J. HYDE UNITED NATIONS 
                           REFORM ACT OF 2005

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   June 15, 2005.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 319]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 319, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2745, the 
Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of 2005, under a 
structured rule. The rule provides twenty minutes of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on International 
Relations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on International 
Relations now printed in the bill shall be considered as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on International Relations.
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
this report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 
the resolution.
    The rule provides that amendments shall be considered only 
in the order specified in this report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in this report, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in this report, shall not be subject to 
amendment, shall be considered as read, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of 
order against amendments printed in this report and amendments 
en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution.
    The rule provides for an additional 20 minutes of general 
debate on the topic of accountability of the United Nations 
prior to consideration of amendments printed in subpart A of 
Part 1 of this report; an additional 10 minutes of general 
debate on the topic of United Nations peacekeeping operations 
prior to consideration of amendments printed in subpart B of 
Part 1 of this report; an additional 10 minutes of general 
debate on the topic of the International Atomic Energy Agency 
prior to consideration of amendments printed in subpart C of 
Part 1 of this report; an additional 20 minutes of general 
debate on the topic of human rights prior to consideration of 
amendments printed in subpart D of Part 1 of this report; an 
additional 20 minutes of general debate on the topic of the 
Oil-for-Food Program prior to consideration of amendments 
printed in subpart E of Part 1 of this report.
    The rule authorizes the chairman of the Committee on 
International Relations or his designee to offer amendments en 
bloc consisting of amendments in part 2 of this report or 
germane modifications thereto, which shall be considered as 
read except that modifications shall be reported, which shall 
not be subject to amendment or a demand for division of the 
question in the House or Committee of the Whole, and which 
shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on International Relations or their designees.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The Committee on Rules is not aware of any points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The waivers of all points of 
order are prophylactic in nature.

                  SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

                           PART 1--SUBPART A

    1. King (NY): Instructs the President to direct the United 
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to ensure 
the Secretary General exercises the right and duty to waive 
immunity of any United Nations official who is under 
investigation for or is charged with committing a serious 
criminal offense. (10 minutes)
    2. Garrett: Requires the Comptroller General to submit a 
report to Congress describing the costs associated with the 
contracting for and construction of the Geneva, Switzerland, 
buildings of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and 
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). (10 
minutes)
    3. Cannon: Adds whether the United Nations or any of its 
specialized agencies have contracted with parties on the U.S. 
Government's Excluded Parties List to the report to Congress on 
the state of U.N. reforms since 1990. (10 minutes)
    4. McCotter: Provides that no employee of the U.N. shall be 
compensated while participating in a domestic election except 
for voting and acting on behalf of the U.N. in an authorized 
U.N. mission; that the U.N. cannot hire an employee who has 
been convicted in a generally recognized court for any crime or 
crimes involving financial misfeasance, malfeasance, fraud or 
perjury; that any U.N. employee who is convicted for any crime 
or crimes involving financial misfeasance, malfeasance, fraud 
or perjury shall be subject to termination; that any employee 
who has contact regarding the internal ongoing operations of 
the U.N. with any person not employed by the U.N. shall prepare 
a memorandum of such contact and make it available to Member 
States. (10 minutes)
    5. Poe: Requires OMB to submit a report to the House 
International Relations Committee on the U.S. contributions to 
the U.N. The report shall include assessed, voluntary, and in-
kind contributions. (10 minutes)
    6. Stearns: Gives the Independent Oversight Board and the 
Office of Internal Oversight Services subpoena power in 
conducting their investigations. (10 minutes)

                           PART 1--SUBPART B

    1. Boozman: Adds the lifting of restrictions on the 
secondment of military personnel to serve at the Department of 
Peacekeeping Operations headquarters in New York to the list of 
reforms which the United States should pursue. It is not linked 
to a certification requirement and withholding of assistance. 
(10 minutes)
    2. Kline: Requires that nothing in the title regarding 
peacekeeping operations shall be construed as superseding the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice or operating to affect the 
surrender of U.S. officials to a foreign country or 
international tribune, including the International Criminal 
Court, and nothing in the title shall be interpreted in a 
manner inconsistent with the American Servicemembers' 
Protection Act. (10 minutes)

                           PART 1--SUBPART C

    1. Cantor/Berkley: Directs the U.S. Permanent 
Representative to the IAEA to ensure that the IAEA Board of 
Governors adopts a resolution making Iran ineligible to receive 
any nuclear material, technology, equipment, or assistance from 
any IAEA Members State until Iran is in full compliance with 
the IAEA. (10 minutes)
    2. Kirk/Andrews: Calls for the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA) to rescind the Small Quantities Protocol (SQP) 
and requires that any nation that has signed the SQP to have 
implemented and be in compliance with the Additional Protocol 
providing for more stringent inspections; and prohibit any IAEA 
members from receiving any nuclear-related material, 
technology, equipment, or assistance and subject it to 
penalties, if they do not adhere to the higher inspections 
standards. (10 minutes)
    3. Markey: Calls for the President to direct the U.S. 
Permanent Representative to the IAEA to call for penalties to 
any State Member that violates or withdraws from the 
Nonproliferation Treaty by requiring them to return any nuclear 
materials or technology acquired for peaceful purposes. (10 
minutes)

                           PART 1--SUBPART D

                             (HUMAN RIGHTS)

    1. Royce: Adds an additional paragraph to the list of 
reforms in section 201(b), which the President shall direct the 
U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. to achieve in the 
area of human rights reforms. The new paragraph states that 
country specific resolutions shall not be eliminated. This 
additional provision is made part of the certification 
andwithholding process of section 601. (10 minutes)
    2. Fortenberry: Directs the U.S. Permanent Representative 
to the U.N. to use the voice, vote, and influence of the U.S. 
at the U.N. to make every effort to ensure the formal adoption 
and implementation of mechanisms to: (1) suspend the membership 
of a Member State if it is determined that the government of 
such Member State is engaged or complicit in an act of 
genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity; (2) impose an 
arms and trade embargo, travel restrictions and asset freeze 
upon groups or individuals responsible for such acts; (3) 
deploy a U.N. peacekeeping operation from an international or 
regional organization; (4) deploy monitors from the U.N. High 
Commissioner for Refugees to the area where such acts are 
occurring; and (5) authorize the establishment of an 
international commission of inquiry into such acts. Links the 
provision to the certification and withholding process under 
section 601. (10 minutes)

                           PART 1--SUBPART E

    1. Flake: Creates a certification of U.N. cooperation that 
requires the U.N. to release documents that concern the Oil-
for-Food Program, upon request of the permanent representatives 
of member states; and to waive the immunity of U.N. officials 
from the judicial process in the U.S. for civil or criminal 
acts under federal or state law that transpired in the U.S. and 
in connection with the Oil-for-Food Program. (10 minutes)
    2. Barton: Directs the Independent Oversight Board to 
review the Final Report of the Independent Inquiry Committee 
(IIC) into the United Nations Oil for Food Program (OFF). The 
IOB's review would focus on the adequacy of the IIC's Final 
Report or any subsequent reports of the IIC or any possible 
successor to the IIC. (10 minutes)

                                 PART 2

    Chabot/Lantos: Directs the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. to 
oppose anti-Semitic statements and anti-Israel resolutions in 
the U.N. (10 minutes)
    2. Wilson (SC): Adds the Special Committee to Investigate 
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian 
People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories and any 
other entity the Secretary determines results in duplicative 
efforts or funding or fails to ensure balance in the approach 
to Israeli-Palestinian issues to the list of entities which the 
Department of State is directed to review and report on in 
order to avoid duplicative efforts and funding. (10 minutes)
    3. King (IA): Prohibits the Secretary of State from making 
contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for 
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in an amount 
greater than the highest contribution to UNRWA made by an Arab 
country, but may not exceed 22% of the total budget of UNRWA. 
(10 minutes)
    4. McCotter/Engel: Calls on U.S. Permanent Representatives 
to ensure full implementation of United Nations Security 
Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1559, including by calling for U.N. 
inspectors to verify and certify withdrawal of all foreign 
forces, including security, intelligence, and police, as well 
as disarming of all militias; and by calling for U.N. observer 
team to prevent further manipulation of the Lebanese electoral 
process, including helping to prevent targeted assassination of 
Lebanese political figures. This amendment also calls for the 
U.S. to seek adoption of a UNSC Resolution to impose punitive 
measures on Syria and other foreign forces, such as Iran, whose 
forces remain in Lebanon in violation of UNSCR 1559 and those 
who directly, or through their proxies, are infringing upon the 
territorial integrity or political sovereignty of Lebanon. (10 
minutes)
    5. Pence: Requires that there be no more than five times 
difference in the levels of assessment among the permanent 
members of the U.N. Security Council. If the Secretary of State 
cannot certify that such requirement is met, the U.S. 
Ambassador to the U.N. is required to use the voice, vote and 
influence of the U.S. to deny that permanent member the use of 
their veto in the Security Council. (10 minutes)
    6. Ros-Lehtinen: Calls for the establishment of a democracy 
fund to assist countries that respect and uphold human rights 
and are determined by the Secretary of State to be emerging 
democracies or democracies in transition. Fund would be 
administered by the U.S. and other members of the U.N. 
Democracy Caucus. (10 minutes)
    7. Garrett: Discourages the State Department from 
increasing the size of the U.N. Security Council if such an 
increase would diminish the United States' influence on the 
Council. (10 minutes)
    8. Garrett: Directs the U.S. Permanent Representative to 
the U.N. to make every effort to enforce zero nominal growth in 
all assessed dues to the regular budget of the U.N., its 
specialized agencies, and its funds and programs. (10 minutes)
    9. Gohmert: Prohibits U.S. assistance to a country that 
opposed the position of the U.S. in the U.N. The term ``opposed 
the position of the U.S.'' means, in the case of a country, 
that the country's votes in the General Assembly and Security 
Council (if the country is a member) were the same as the 
position of the U.S. less than 50% of the time. (10 minutes)
    10. Kucinich: Adds ``strengthening of international labor 
rights'' as another U.N. reform and adds it to the 
certification and withholding process of section 601. (10 
minutes)
    11. Pearce: Prohibits an employee from any U.N. entity, 
bureau, division, department, or specialized agency from having 
unauthorized contact, including business contact, with a Member 
State that is subject to U.N. sanctions. (10 minutes)
    12. Stearns: Changes the amount of regular U.S. dues 
withheld from 50% to 75%. (10 minutes)
    13. Lantos/Shays: Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute. 
Contains all the reforms of H.R. 2745, with the following 
differences: (1) Rather than require withholding dues if 
certain reforms are not met, the substitute authorizes the 
Secretary of State to withhold up to 50% of our U.N. dues, but 
would not mandate such a cut; (2) Rather than withhold a 
portion of U.S. dues to the U.N. if its member states refuse to 
change certain programs from the ``assessed'' to the 
``voluntary'' budget, the substitute authorizes the Secretary 
of State to withhold up to 50% of U.S. dues to the U.N. dues if 
substantial progress has not been made to carry out such a 
change; (3) while keeping the U.N. reforms on peacekeeping, the 
substitute provides the Secretary of State with a waiver in the 
event that a new or expanded mission is essential to America's 
national interest; (4) the substitute also ensures that we do 
not withhold funds from the U.N. when it is separate 
specialized agencies, such as the WorId Health Organization or 
the World Intellectual Property Organization, that have failed 
to make necessary reforms; (5) the substitute provides for an 
extension of the authority to pay our peacekeeping dues at 27.1 
percent for the next two years, ensuring that we do not 
immediately go into arrears at the U.N.; and the amendment 
includes incentives by supporting an effort to pay our dues on 
time (we now pay in the last quarter of the calendar year), 
supports an increased U.N. budget for the large number of new 
offices that will be needed to implement the reforms, supports 
a well structured buyout of unneeded U.N. personnel and 
supports a contribution to the U.N. Democracy Fund. (30 
minutes)

                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER


                           PART 1--SUBPART A


 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative King of New York, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 104, add at the end the following new subsection:
  (f) Waiver of Immunity.--The President shall direct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to 
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to ensure that the Secretary General exercises 
the right and duty of the Secretary General under section 20 of 
the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United 
Nations to waive the immunity of any United Nations official in 
any case in which such immunity would impede the course of 
justice. In exercising such waiver, the Secretary General is 
urged to interpret the interests of the United Nations as 
favoring the investigation or prosecution of a United Nations 
official who is credibly under investigation for having 
committed a serious criminal offense or who is credibly charged 
with a serious criminal offense.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garrett of New Jersey, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 504, add at the end the following new subsection:
  (c) United Nations Construction and Contracting.--Not later 
than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
International Relations of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report describing 
the costs associated with the contracting for and construction 
of the Geneva, Switzerland, buildings of the World 
Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the World Intellectual 
Property Organization (WIPO). The report shall include analyses 
of the procurement procedures for each such building and shall 
specifically address issues of any corrupt contracting 
practices that are discovered, such as rigged bids and 
kickbacks, as well as other improprieties. The report shall 
also include an identification of other credible allegations of 
corrupt contracting at United Nations construction projects 
that involve major construction on a scale comparable to the 
WMO and WIPO construction projects, and a description of the 
results of an investigation into each such credible allegation.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cannon of Utah, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 108(b)(4) (relating to the report on United 
Nations reform), strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
  In section 108(b)(5), strike the period at the end and insert 
``; and''.
  In section 108(b), add at the end the following new 
paragraph:
          (6) whether the United Nations or any of its 
        specialized agencies has contracted with any party 
        included on the Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal 
        Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McCotter of Michigan, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 104(c)(1), add at the end the following new 
sentence: ``The UNOE shall promulgate ethics rules, including 
the following:''.
  In section 104(c)(1), add at the end the following new 
subparagraphs:
                  (A) No employee of any United Nations entity, 
                bureau, division, department, or specialized 
                agency may be compensated while participating 
                in the domestic politics of the country of such 
                employee, except for voting or acting as part 
                of a Security Council, General Assembly, or 
                legitimately authorized United Nations mission 
                or assignment.
                  (B) No United Nations entity, bureau, 
                division, department, or specialized agency may 
                hire an individual convicted in a generally 
                recognized court of a democratically-elected 
                government with an independent judiciary and an 
                extradition treaty with the United States and 
                the European Union for any crime or crimes 
                involving financial misfeasance, malfeasance, 
                fraud, or perjury.
                  (C) The employment of an employee of any 
                United Nations entity, bureau, division, 
                department, or specialized agency who is 
                convicted in a generally recognized court of a 
                democratically-elected government with an 
                independent judiciary and an extradition treaty 
                with the United States and the European Union 
                of any crime or crimes involving financial 
                misfeasance, malfeasance, fraud, or perjury 
                shall be subject to termination.
                  (D) If an employee of any United Nations 
                entity, bureau, division, department, or 
                specialized agency has contact regarding the 
                disposition of ongoing internal United Nations 
                operations or decisions with an individual who 
                is not an employee or official of the 
                government of a Member State (or a similarly 
                situated individual), with an individual who is 
                not officially employed by any United Nations 
                entity, bureau, division, department, or 
                specialized agency, or with an individual who 
                is not a working member of the media, a 
                memorandum of such contact shall be prepared by 
                such employee and, upon request, be made 
                available to Member States.
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 5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Poe of Texas, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In title I, add at the end the following new section:

SEC. 110. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

  Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall submit to the Committee on International Relations of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate a report on United States contributions to the United 
Nations. Such report shall examine assessed, voluntary, in-
kind, and all other United States contributions.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stearns of Florida, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 104(a) (relating to the creation of an Independent 
Oversight Board), add at the end the following new paragraph:
          (7) The IOB shall have subpoena power.
  In section 104(b) (relating to reforms of the Office of 
Internal Oversight Services), add at the end the following new 
paragraph:
          (11) The OIOS shall have subpoena power.
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                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER


                           PART 1--SUBPART B


1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boozman of Arkansas, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 402(1) (relating to reform of United Nations 
peacekeeping operations), add at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                  (E) Gratis military personnel.--The General 
                Assembly should lift restrictions on the 
                utilization at the headquarters in New York, 
                the United States, of the Department of 
                Peacekeeping Operations of gratis military 
                personnel by the Department so that the 
                Department may accept secondments from Member 
                States of military personnel with expertise in 
                mission planning, logistics, and other 
                operational specialties.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kline of Minnesota, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In title IV (relating to United Nations peacekeeping 
operations), add at the end the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 404. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES 
                    OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

  Nothing in this title shall be construed as superseding the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice or operating to effect the 
surrender of United States officials or members of the Armed 
Forces to a foreign country or international tribunal, 
including the International Criminal Court, for prosecutions 
arising from peacekeeping operations or other similar United 
Nations-related activity, and nothing in this title shall be 
interpreted in a manner inconsistent with the American 
Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (title II of the 2002 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and 
Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States; Public Law 
107-206).
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                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER


                           PART 1--SUBPART C


1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cantor of Virginia, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 301, redesignate subsection (d) as subsection (e).
  In section 301, insert after subsection (c) the following new 
subsection:
  (d) Nuclear Program of Iran.--
          (1) United states action.--The President shall direct 
        the United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA 
        to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
        States at the IAEA to make every effort to ensure the 
        adoption of a resolution by the IAEA Board of Governors 
        that makes Iran ineligible to receive any nuclear 
        material, technology, equipment, or assistance from any 
        IAEA Member State and ineligible for any IAEA 
        assistance not related to safeguards inspections or 
        nuclear security until the IAEA Board of Governors 
        determines that Iran--
                  (A) is providing full access to IAEA 
                inspectors to its nuclear-related facilities;
                  (B) has fully implemented and is in 
                compliance with the Additional Protocol; and
                  (C) has permanently ceased and dismantled all 
                activities and programs related to nuclear-
                enrichment and reprocessing.
          (2) Penalties.--If an IAEA Member State is determined 
        to have violated the prohibition on assistance to Iran 
        described in paragraph (1) before the IAEA Board of 
        Governors determines that Iran has satisfied the 
        conditions described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
        of such paragraph, such Member State shall be subject 
        to the penalties described in section 301(a)(3), shall 
        be ineligible to receive nuclear material, technology, 
        equipment, or assistance from any IAEA Member State, 
        and shall be ineligible to receive any IAEA assistance 
        not related to safeguards inspections or nuclear 
        security until such time as the IAEA Board of Governors 
        makes such determination with respect to Iran.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kirk of Illinois, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 301, redesignate subsection (d) as subsection (e).
  In section 301, insert after subsection (c) the following new 
subsection:
  (d) Small Quantities Protocol.--The President shall direct 
the United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA to use 
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the IAEA 
to make every effort to ensure that the IAEA changes the policy 
regarding the Small Quantities Protocol in order to--
          (1) rescind and eliminate the Small Quantities 
        Protocol;
          (2) require that any IAEA Member State that has 
        previously signed a Small Quantities Protocol to sign, 
        ratify, and implement the Additional Protocol, provide 
        immediate access for IAEA inspectors to its nuclear-
        related facilities, and agree to the strongest 
        inspections regime of its nuclear efforts; and
          (3) require that any IAEA Member State that does not 
        comply with paragraph (2) to be ineligible to receive 
        nuclear material, technology, equipment, or assistance 
        from any IAEA Member State and subject to the penalties 
        described in section 301(a)(3).
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       3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Markey of 
        Massachusetts, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 301(a)(3), amend the paragraph heading so as to 
read: ``Penalties with respect to the iaea.--''.
  In section 301(a), add at the end the following new 
paragraph:
          (4) Penalties with respect to the nuclear 
        nonproliferation treaty.--The President shall direct 
        the United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA 
        to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
        States at the IAEA to ensure that a Member State of the 
        IAEA that is found to be in breach of, in noncompliance 
        with, or has withdrawn from the Nuclear 
        Nonproliferation Treaty shall return to the IAEA all 
        nuclear materials and technology received from the 
        IAEA, any Member State of the IAEA, or any Member State 
        of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
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                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER


                           PART 1--SUBPART D


1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Royce of California, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 201(b) (relating to human rights reforms at the 
United Nations), add at the end the following new paragraph:
          (6) The practice of considering in the principal body 
        in the United Nations for the promotion and protection 
        of human rights country specific resolutions relating 
        to human rights abuses perpetrated by the government of 
        a Member State within such Member State shall not be 
        eliminated.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``39'' and insert ``40''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(B)(i), redesignate subclauses (XIII) and 
(XIV) as subclauses (XIV) and (XV), respectively, and insert 
after subclause (XII) the following new subclause:
                                  (XIII) Section 201(b)(6).
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    2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fortenberry of 
          Nebraska, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In title I, add at the end the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SECTION 110. GENOCIDE AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

  (a) United States Action.--The President shall direct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to 
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to make every effort to ensure the formal 
adoption and implementation of mechanisms to--
          (1) suspend the membership of a Member State if it is 
        determined that the government of such Member State is 
        engaged in or complicit in, either by commission or 
        omission, acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes 
        against humanity;
          (2) impose an arms and trade embargo and travel 
        restrictions on, and freeze the assets of, all groups 
        and individuals responsible for committing or allowing 
        such acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes 
        against humanity to occur;
          (3) deploy a United Nations peacekeeping operation or 
        authorize and support the deployment of a peacekeeping 
        operation from an international or regional 
        organization to the Member State with a mandate to stop 
        such acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes 
        against humanity;
          (4) deploy monitors from the United Nations High 
        Commissioner for Refugees to the area in the Member 
        State where such acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, or 
        crimes against humanity are occurring; and
          (5) authorize the establishment of an international 
        commission of inquiry into such acts of genocide, 
        ethnic cleansing, or crimes against humanity.
  (b) Certification.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the 
mechanisms described in subsection (a) have been adopted and 
implemented.
  In section 601(a)(1), insert ``section 110,'' after 
``104(e),''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``39'' and insert ``40''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``ten'' and insert ``11''.
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                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER


                           PART 1--SUBPART E


 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of section 104, insert the following new 
subsection:
  (f) Certification of United Nations Cooperation Relating to 
Oil-for-Food Program.--
          (1) Actions.--In accordance with section 601, a 
        certification shall be required that certifies that the 
        following actions relating to the oil-for-food program 
        have been taken by the United Nations:
                  (A) The United Nations Secretary General has 
                authorized the release to a law enforcement 
                authority of any Member State (upon request by 
                the permanent representative to the United 
                Nations of such Member State on behalf of such 
                law enforcement authority) or to a national 
                legislative authority authentic copies of any 
                document in the possession of the United 
                Nations, including any document in the 
                possession of a person who was engaged on a 
                contract basis to provide goods or services to 
                the United Nations, that in the judgment of 
                such requesting law enforcement authority or 
                national legislative authority directly or 
                indirectly concerns the oil-for-food program or 
                a sanction imposed on Iraq related to the oil-
                for-food program.
                  (B) The United Nations has waived any 
                immunity enjoyed by any United Nations official 
                from the judicial process in the United States 
                for any civil or criminal acts or omissions 
                under Federal or State law that may have 
                transpired within the jurisdiction of the 
                United States in connection with the oil-for-
                food program.
          (2) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        ``oil-for-food program'' means the program established 
        and administered pursuant to United Nations Security 
        Council Resolution 986 (April 14, 1995) and subsequent 
        United Nations resolutions to permit the sale of 
        petroleum products exported from Iraq and to use the 
        revenue generated from such sale for humanitarian 
        assistance.
  In section 601(a)(1), strike ``104(e)'' and insert 
``104(f)''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``39'' and insert ``41''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``ten'' and insert ``11''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barton of Texas, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 104(a), add at the end the following new 
paragraph:
          (7)(A) The IOB shall review the Final Report of the 
        Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) into the United 
        Nations Oil for Food Program (OFF). The IOB's review 
        should focus on the adequacy of the IIC's Final Report 
        or any subsequent reports of the IIC or of any possible 
        successor to the IIC. The IOB's review of the IIC's 
        Final Report should address the Final Report's 
        treatment of and adequacy in the following areas:
                  (i) OFF's operations from inception through 
                the transfer of power from the Coalition 
                Provisional Authority to the interim Iraqi 
                government;
                  (ii) claims of oil smuggling, illegal 
                surcharges on oil and commissions on commodity 
                contracts, illegal kick-backs, use of oil 
                allocations to influence foreign government 
                officials and international people of 
                influence, and use of funds for military 
                purposes;
                  (iii) the involvement, directly or 
                indirectly, of any entity, bureau, division, 
                department, specialized agency, or employee 
                (including the Secretary General) of the United 
                Nations, including any employee of the 
                specialized agencies of the United Nations or 
                any employee or officer of the Secretariat;
                  (iv) the IIC's findings, discovery and use of 
                evidence, and investigation practices; and
                  (v) the extent of cooperation by the United 
                Nations with requests by Congress for 
                testimony, interviews, documents, 
                correspondence, reports, memoranda, books, 
                papers, accounts, or records related to the Oil 
                for Food Program.
          (B) Subsequent to the IOB's review, the IOB shall 
        determine in a written report whether the IIC 
        investigation is incomplete or inadequate in any 
        respects and whether any additional investigation is 
        justified. If the IOB determines that additional 
        investigation is warranted, it shall appoint, in 
        accordance with paragraph (5), a special investigator 
        and staff consisting of individuals who are not 
        employees of the United Nations and to identify 
        specific areas within the OFF to investigate.
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                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER


                                 PART 2


1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Chabot of Ohio, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In title I (relating to the mission and budget of the United 
Nations), add at the end the following new section (and conform 
the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 110. ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

  (a) In General.--The President shall direct the United States 
Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
Nations to make every effort to--
          (1) ensure the issuance and implementation of a 
        directive by the Secretary General or the Secretariat, 
        as appropriate, that--
                  (A) requires all employees of the United 
                Nations and its specialized agencies to 
                officially and publicly condemn anti-Semitic 
                statements made at any session of the United 
                Nations or its specialized agencies, or at any 
                other session sponsored by the United Nations;
                  (B) requires employees of the United Nations 
                and its specialized agencies to be subject to 
                punitive action, including immediate dismissal, 
                for making anti-Semitic statements or 
                references;
                  (C) proposes specific recommendations to the 
                General Assembly for the establishment of 
                mechanisms to hold accountable employees and 
                officials of the United Nations and its 
                specialized agencies, or Member States, that 
                make such anti-Semitic statements or references 
                in any forum of the United Nations or of its 
                specialized agencies; and
                  (D) develops and implements education 
                awareness programs about the Holocaust and 
                anti-Semitism throughout the world, as part of 
                an effort to combat intolerance and hatred;
          (2) work to secure the adoption of a resolution by 
        the General Assembly that establishes the mechanisms 
        described in paragraph (1)(C); and
          (3) continue working toward further reduction of 
        anti-Semitic language and anti-Israel resolutions in 
        the United Nations and its specialized agencies.
  (b) Certification.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the 
requirements described in subsection (a) have been satisfied.
  In section 601(a)(1), insert ``section 110,'' after 
``104(e),''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``39'' and insert ``40''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``ten'' and insert ``11''.
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    2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of South 
          Carolina, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 107(b)(2), add at the end the following new 
subparagraphs:
                  (E) The Special Committee to Investigate 
                Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of 
                the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the 
                Occupied Territories.
                  (F) Any other entity the Secretary determines 
                results in duplicative efforts or funding or 
                fails to ensure balance in the approach to 
                Israeli-Palestinian issues.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative King of Iowa, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 101, add at the end the following new subsection:
  (e) Limitation on United States Contributions to UNRWA.--The 
Secretary of State may not make a contribution to the United 
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the 
Near East (UNRWA) in an amount greater than the highest 
contribution to UNRWA made by an Arab country, but may not 
exceed 22 percent of the total budget of UNRWA. For purposes of 
this subsection, an Arab country includes the following: 
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, 
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi 
Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab 
Emirates, Iraq, and Yemen.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McCotter of Michigan, 
                or His Designee, Debatble for 10 Minutes

  In title I (relating to the mission and budget of the United 
Nations), add at the end the following new section (and conform 
the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 110. UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND LEBANON.

  (a) Resolution 1559.--The President shall direct the United 
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to make every effort to ensure that the Security 
Council is undertaking the necessary steps to secure the 
implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559, including--
          (1) deploying United Nations inspectors to verify and 
        certify to the Security Council that--
                  (A) all foreign forces, including 
                intelligence, security, and policing forces, 
                have been withdrawn from Lebanon; and
                  (B) all militias in Lebanon have been 
                permanently disarmed and dismantled and their 
                weapons have been decommissioned; and
          (2) continuing the presence of United Nations 
        elections monitoring teams in Lebanon to verify and 
        certify to the Security Council that--
                  (A) citizens of Lebanon are not being 
                targeted for assassination by foreign forces, 
                in particular by foreign forces of Syria, or by 
                their proxies, as a means of intimidation and 
                coercion in an effort to manipulate the 
                political process in Lebanon;
                  (B) elections in Lebanon are being conducted 
                in a fair and transparent manner and are free 
                of foreign interference; and
                  (C) that such foreign forces, or their 
                proxies, are not seeking to infringe upon the 
                territorial integrity or political sovereignty 
                of Lebanon.
  (b) United States Action.--If the steps described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) have not been verified 
and certified to the Security Council by July 31, 2005, or by 
the date that is not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, whichever is sooner, the President shall 
direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United 
Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States at the United Nations to secure the adoption of a 
resolution in the Security Council imposing punitive measures 
on the governments of countries whose forces remain in Lebanon 
in violation of Security Council Resolution 1559 and who 
directly, or through proxies, are infringing upon the 
territorial integrity or political sovereignty of Lebanon.
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 5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pence of Indiana, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 101, add at the end the following new subsections:
  (e) Scale of Assessments.--The President shall direct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to 
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to make every effort to ensure that the 
difference between the scale of assessments for the five 
permanent members of the Security Council is not greater than 
five times that of any other permanent member of the Security 
Council.
  (f) Denial of Use of Veto.--If the Secretary of State 
determines that a permanent member of the Security Council with 
veto power is not in compliance with the requirement described 
in subsection (e), the President shall direct the United States 
Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
Nations to make every effort to deny to such permanent member 
the use of the veto power of such permanent member until such 
time as such permanent member satisfies the requirement of such 
subsection.
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    6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ros-Lehtinen of 
          Florida, or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes.

  In title II (relating to human rights and the Economic and 
Social Council), add at the end the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 203. UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY FUND.

  (a) In General.--The President shall direct the United States 
Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
Nations to make every effort to--
          (1) establish a Democracy Fund at the United Nations 
        to be administered by Member States of the United 
        Nations Democracy Caucus;
          (2) secure political and financial support for the 
        Democracy Fund from Member States of the United Nations 
        Democracy Caucus; and
          (3) establish criteria that limits recipients of 
        assistance from the Democracy Fund to Member States 
        that--
                  (A) are not ineligible for membership on any 
                United Nations human rights body, in accordance 
                with paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 
                201(b); and
                  (B) are determined by the Secretary of State 
                to be emerging democracies or democracies in 
                transition.
  (b) Policy Relating to Funding for the Democracy Fund.--It 
shall be the policy of the United States to shift contributions 
of the United States to the regularly assessed budget of the 
United Nations for a biennial period to initiate and support 
the Democracy Fund referred to in subsection (a).
  (c) Certification.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the 
requirements described in subsection (a) have been satisfied.
  In section 601(a)(1), strike ``and section 202'' and insert 
``section 202, and section 203''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``39'' and insert ``40''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``ten'' and insert ``11''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garrett of New Jersey, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In title I, add at the end the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 110. POLICY WITH RESPECT TO EXPANSION OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL.

  It shall be the policy of the United States to use the voice, 
vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations 
to oppose any proposals on expansion of the Security Council if 
such expansion would--
          (1) diminish the influence of the United States on 
        the Security Council;
          (2) include veto rights for any new members of the 
        Security Council; or
          (3) undermine the effectiveness of the Security 
        Council.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garrett of New Jersey, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 101, add at the end the following new subsection:
  (e) Policy Relating to Zero Nominal Growth.--It shall be the 
policy of the United States to use the voice, vote, and 
influence of the United States at the United Nations to make 
every effort to enforce zero nominal growth in all assessed 
dues to the regular budget of the United Nations, its 
specialized agencies, and its funds and programs.
  (f) 5.6 Rule.--It shall be the policy of the United States to 
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to actively enforce the 5.6 rule at the United 
Nations, requiring the Secretariat to identify low-priority 
activities in the budget proposal. The United Nations should 
strengthen the 5.6 rule by requiring that managers identify the 
lowest priority activities equivalent to 15 percent of their 
budget request or face an across the board reduction of such 
amount.
  (g) Annual Publication.--It shall be the policy of the United 
States to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States at the United Nations to ensure the United Nations is 
annually publishing a list of all subsidiary bodies and their 
functions, budgets, and staff.
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 9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gohmert of Texas, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 76, after line 9, add the following new title (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

      TITLE VII--UNITED NATIONS VOTING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2005

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``United Nations Voting 
Accountability Act of 2005''.

SEC. 702. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT OPPOSE THE 
                    POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE UNITED 
                    NATIONS.

  (a) Prohibition.--United States assistance may not be 
provided to a country that opposed the position of the United 
States in the United Nations.
  (b) Change in Government.--If--
          (1) the Secretary of State determines that, since the 
        beginning of the most recent session of the General 
        Assembly, there has been a fundamental change in the 
        leadership and policies of the government of a country 
        to which the prohibition in subsection (a) applies, and
          (2) the Secretary believes that because of that 
        change the government of that country will no longer 
        oppose the position of the United States in the United 
        Nations,
the Secretary may exempt that country from that prohibition. 
Any such exemption shall be effective only until submission of 
the next report under section 406 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 
2414a). The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
certification of each exemption made under this subsection. 
Such certification shall be accompanied by a discussion of the 
basis for the Secretary's determination and belief with respect 
to such exemption.
  (c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
          (1) the term ``opposed the position of the United 
        States'' means, in the case of a country, that the 
        country's votes in the United Nations General Assembly 
        during the most recent session of the General Assembly 
        and, in the case of a country which is a member of the 
        United Nations Security Council, the country's votes in 
        the Security Council during the most recent session of 
        the General Assembly, were the same as the position of 
        the United States less than 50 percent of the time, 
        using for this purpose the overall percentage-of-voting 
        coincidences set forth in the annual report submitted 
        to the Congress pursuant to section 406 of the Foreign 
        Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 
        1991;
          (2) the term ``most recent session of the General 
        Assembly'' means the most recently completed plenary 
        session of the General Assembly for which overall 
        percentage-of-voting coincidences is set forth in the 
        most recent report submitted to the Congress pursuant 
        to section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
        Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991; and
          (3) the term ``United States assistance'' means 
        assistance under--
                  (A) chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
                Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the 
                economic support fund);
                  (B) chapter 5 of part II of that Act 
                (relating to international military education 
                and training); or
                  (C) the ``Foreign Military Financing 
                Program'' account under section 23 of the Arms 
                Export Control Act.
  (d) Effective Date.--This section takes effect upon the date 
of the submission to the Congress of the report pursuant to 
section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1990 and 1991, that is required to be submitted by March 
31, 2006.
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 10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kucinich of Ohio, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title I, add the following new section:

SEC. 110. STRENGTHENING OF INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS.

  (a) In General.--The President shall direct the United States 
Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
Nations to work to strengthen and expand the Social Protection 
sector of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in order 
to allow the ILO to issue more field and regional units of the 
ILO, to increase site inspections of working conditions, and to 
issue more reports on such conditions to the international 
community.
  (b) Certification.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the 
following requirements have been satisfied:
          (1) Member States are broadening the scope and the 
        instruments of social security schemes, improving and 
        diversifying benefits, strengthening governance and 
        management, and developing policies to combat adverse 
        effects of social and economic insecurity.
          (2) ILO constituents are targeting and taking 
        effective action to improve the safety and health 
        conditions at work, with special attention to the most 
        hazardous conditions in the workplace.
  In section 601(a)(1), insert ``section 110,'' after 
``104(e),''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``39'' and insert ``40''.
  In section 601(a)(3)(A), strike ``ten'' and insert ``11''.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pearce of New Mexico, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 201, add at the end the following new subsection:
  (f) Prohibition on Contact With Member States Subject to 
Sanctions.--An employee from of any United Nations entity, 
bureau, division, department, or specialized agency may not 
have unauthorized contact, including business contact, with a 
Member State that is subject to United Nations sanctions.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stearns of Florida, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 601(b)(1) (relating to the withholding of United 
States contributions to the regular assessed budget of the 
United Nations), strike ``50 percent'' and insert ``75 
percent''.
  In section 601(b)(3), strike ``11 percent'' and insert ``5.5 
percent''.
  In section 601(b)(4)(B), strike ``50 percent'' and insert 
``75 percent''.
  In section 601(d)(2), strike ``50 percent'' and insert ``75 
percent''.
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     13. An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute if Offered by 
Representative Lantos of California, or His Designee, Debatable for 30 
                                Minutes

  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United 
Nations Reform and Institutional Strengthening Act of 2005''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is 
as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Statement of Congress.

            TITLE I--MISSION AND BUDGET OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Sec. 101. United States financial contributions to the United Nations.
Sec. 102. Weighted voting.
Sec. 103. Certification requirements.
Sec. 104. Accountability.
Sec. 105. Terrorism and the United Nations.
Sec. 106. Equality at the United Nations.
Sec. 107. Reforms at the specialized agencies.
Sec. 108. Report on United Nations reform.
Sec. 109. Report on United Nations personnel.
Sec. 110. Anti-Semitism and the United Nations.
Sec. 111. United Nations cooperation relating to oil-for-food 
          investigation.

       TITLE II--HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Sec. 201. Human Rights.
Sec. 202. Economic and Social Council (ecosoc).
Sec. 203. International responsibility to protect.

              TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

Sec. 301. International atomic energy agency.
Sec. 302. Sense of Congress regarding the Nuclear Security Action Plan 
          of the IAEA.

                         TITLE IV--PEACEKEEPING

Sec. 401. Sense of Congress regarding reform of United Nations 
          Peacekeeping Operations.
Sec. 402. Statement of policy relating to reform of United Nations 
          Peacekeeping Operations.
Sec. 403. Certification.
Sec. 404. United States Contributions to United Nations Peacekeeping 
          Operations.
Sec. 405. Genocide and the United Nations.
Sec. 406. Rule of construction relating to protection of United States 
          officials and members of the Armed Forces.

    TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Sec. 501. Positions for United States citizens at international 
          organizations.
Sec. 502. Budget justification for regular assessed budget of the United 
          Nations.
Sec. 503. Review and report.
Sec. 504. Government accountability office.

        TITLE VI--CERTIFICATIONS AND WITHHOLDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Sec. 601. Certifications and withholding of Contributions.
Sec. 602. Diplomatic Campaign to Achieve Reform.

 TITLE VII--UNITED NATIONS RENEWAL AND TOOLS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UNITED 
                             NATIONS REFORM

Sec. 701. Synchronization of U.S. assessed Contributions to 
          International Organizations.
Sec. 702. Increased funding for United States assessed contribution to 
          the United Nations to support reform efforts.
Sec. 703. Buyout of United Nations personnel.
Sec. 704. United Nations democracy fund.
Sec. 705. United States personnel to international organizations.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

  In this Act:
          (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the 
        Committee on International Relations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
        of the Senate.
          (2) Economic and social council.--The term ``Economic 
        and Social Council'' means the Economic and Social 
        Council of the United Nations.
          (3) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means an 
        individual who is employed in the general services, 
        professional staff, or senior management of the United 
        Nations.
          (4) General assembly.--The term ``General Assembly'' 
        means the General Assembly of the United Nations.
          (5) Member state.--The term ``Member State'' means a 
        Member State of the United Nations.
          (6) Office of internal oversight services.--The terms 
        ``Office of Internal Oversight Services'' and ``OIOS'' 
        mean the Office of Internal Oversight Services of the 
        United Nations.
          (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of State.
          (8) Secretary general.--The term ``Secretary 
        General'' means the Secretary General of the United 
        Nations.
          (9) Security council.--The term ``Security Council'' 
        means the Security Council of the United Nations.
          (10) Specialized agency.--The term ``specialized 
        agency'' means any of the following agencies of the 
        United Nations:
                  (A) The Food and Agriculture Organization, or 
                FAO.
                  (B) The International Atomic Energy Agency, 
                or IAEA.
                  (C) The International Civil Aviation 
                Organization, or ICAO.
                  (D) The International Fund for Agricultural 
                Development, or IFAD.
                  (E) The International Labor Organization, or 
                ILO.
                  (F) The International Maritime Organization, 
                or IMO.
                  (G) The International Telecommunication 
                Union, or ITU.
                  (H) The United Nations Educational, 
                Scientific, and Cultural Organization, or 
                UNESCO.
                  (I) The United Nations Industrial Development 
                Organization, or UNIDO.
                  (J) The Universal Postal Union, or UPU.
                  (K) The World Health Organization, or WHO.
                  (L) The World Meteorological Organization, or 
                WMO.
                  (M) The World Intellectual Property 
                Organization, or WIPO.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.

  Congress declares that, in light of recent history, it is 
incumbent upon the United Nations to enact significant reform 
measures if it is to restore the public trust and confidence 
necessary for it to achieve the laudable goals set forth in its 
Charter.

           TITLE I--MISSION AND BUDGET OF THE UNITED NATIONS

SEC. 101. UNITED STATES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

  (a) Authorization With Respect to the Regular Assessed Budget 
of the United Nations.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
contributions toward the amount assessed to the United States 
by the United Nations for the purpose of funding the regular 
assessed budget of the United Nations.
  (b) United States Financial Contributions to the United 
Nations.--Section 11 of the United Nations Participation Act of 
1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e-3) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 11. UNITED STATES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

  ``(a) Policy of the United States Relating to the Regular 
Assessed Budget of the United Nations.--
          ``(1) In general.--The President shall direct the 
        United States Permanent Representative to the United 
        Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
        United States at the United Nations--
                  ``(A) to pursue a streamlined, efficient, and 
                accountable regular assessed budget of the 
                United Nations;
                  ``(B) to make efforts to shift funding 
                mechanisms of some of the organizational 
                programs of the United Nations from the regular 
                assessed budget to voluntarily funded programs; 
                and
                  ``(C) to shift funding from entities whose 
                efforts are found duplicative or unbalanced 
                under section 106(b) of the United Nations 
                Reform and Institutional Strengthening Act of 
                2005 to programs under subsection (b) of this 
                section or other related programs.
          ``(2) Future biennium budgets.--The President shall 
        direct the United States Permanent Representative to 
        the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and 
        influence of the United States at the United Nations to 
        seek to shift funding mechanisms of operational 
        programs of the United Nations and to reduce the 
        funding for programs specified in subsection (c) in 
        future resolutions agreed to by the General Assembly 
        for the regular assessed budget of the United Nations.
  ``(b) Eligible Organizational Programs.--To the extent that 
any organizational programs are shifted from the regular 
assessed budget to voluntarily funded programs, the Secretary 
shall seek to use funds created by any reduction in the amount 
of the United States assessed contribution to the United 
Nations to make voluntary contributions to programs at the 
United Nations which--
          ``(1) conduct internal oversight;
          ``(2) promote human rights;
          ``(3) provide humanitarian assistance; and
          ``(4) are organizational programs which have been 
        shifted from assessed to voluntary contributions.
  ``(c) Public Information and General Assembly Affairs and 
Conference Services.--The President shall direct the United 
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to reduce by 20 percent the amount budgeted by 
resolution of the General Assembly for the 2008-2009 biennium 
compared to the amount budgeted by resolution of General 
Assembly for the 2004-2005 biennial period for the following 
organizational programs:
          ``(1) Public Information.
          ``(2) General Assembly affairs and conference 
        services.''

SEC. 102. WEIGHTED VOTING.

  It shall be the policy of the United States to actively 
pursue weighted voting in the United Nations with respect to 
all budgetary and financial matters in the Administrative and 
Budgetary Committee and in the General Assembly in accordance 
with the level of the financial contribution of a Member State 
to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations.

SEC. 103. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

  (a) Certification.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the 
conditions described in subsection (b) have been satisfied.
  (b) Conditions.--The conditions under this subsection are the 
following:
          (1) New budget practices for the united nations.--The 
        United Nations is implementing budget practices that--
                  (A) require the maintenance of a budget not 
                in excess of the level agreed to by the General 
                Assembly at the beginning of each United 
                Nations budgetary biennium, unless increases 
                are agreed to by consensus and do not exceed 
                ten percent, or unless the Secretary of State 
                certifies that any increase that would be 
                inconsistent with this paragraph is important 
                to the national interest of the United States; 
                and
                  (B) require the identification of 
                expenditures by the United Nations by 
                functional categories such as personnel, 
                travel, and equipment.
          (2) Program evaluation.--
                  (A) Evaluation of programs.--The Secretary 
                General has used the existing authorities to 
                take measures to ensure that program managers 
                within the United Nations Secretariat conduct 
                evaluations of such programs in accordance with 
                the standardized methodology referred to in 
                subparagraph (B) of United Nations programs 
                approved by the General Assembly.
                  (B) Development of evaluation criteria.--The 
                Office of Internal Oversight Services has 
                developed a standardized methodology for the 
                evaluation of United Nations programs approved 
                by the General Assembly, including specific 
                criteria for determining the continuing 
                relevance and effectiveness of the programs.
                  (C) Report.--The Secretary General is 
                assessing budget requests and, on the basis of 
                the evaluations of programs conducted pursuant 
                to subparagraph (A) for the relevant preceding 
                year, reports to the General Assembly on the 
                continuing relevance and effectiveness of such 
                programs and identifies those that need reform 
                or should be terminated.
                  (D) Sunset of programs.--Consistent with the 
                July 16, 1997, recommendations of the Secretary 
                General regarding a sunset policy and results-
                based budgeting for United Nations programs, 
                the United Nations has established and is 
                implementing procedures to require all new 
                programs approved by the General Assembly to 
                have a specific sunset date or a date by which 
                such programs should be evaluated for 
                continuing relevance and effectiveness.

SEC. 104. ACCOUNTABILITY.

  (a) Certification of Creation of Independent Oversight 
Board.--In accordance with section 601, a certification shall 
be required that certifies that the following reforms related 
to the establishment of an Independent Oversight Board (IOB) 
have been adopted by the United Nations:
          (1) An IOB or an equivalent entity is established. 
        Except as provided in paragraph (2), the IOB shall be 
        an independent entity within the United Nations and 
        shall not be subject to budget authority or 
        organizational authority of any entity within the 
        United Nations.
          (2) The head of the IOB shall be a Director. The IOB 
        shall also consist of four other board members who 
        shall be nominated by the Secretary General and subject 
        to Security Council approval by a majority vote. The 
        IOB shall be responsible to the Security Council. The 
        Director and board members shall each serve terms of 
        six years, except that the terms of the initial board 
        shall be staggered so that the terms of not more than 
        two board members will expire in any one year. No board 
        member may serve more than two terms. An IOB board 
        member may be removed for cause by a majority vote of 
        the Security Council. The Director shall appoint a 
        professional staff headed by a Chief of Staff and may 
        employ contract staff as needed.
          (3) The IOB shall receive operational and budgetary 
        funding through appropriations by the General Assembly 
        and shall not be dependent upon any other bureau, 
        division, or department of the United Nations for such 
        funding.
          (4) The IOB shall have the authority to evaluate all 
        operations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services 
        and the Board of External Auditors of the United 
        Nations. Every three months or more frequently when 
        appropriate, the IOB shall submit, as appropriate, to 
        the Secretary General, the Security Council, the 
        General Assembly, or the Economic and Social Council a 
        report on its activities, relevant observations, and 
        recommendations relating to its audit operations, 
        including information relating to the inventory and 
        status of investigation by the Office of Internal 
        Oversight Services. The IOB may direct the Office of 
        Internal Oversight Services or the Board of External 
        Auditors to initiate an investigation.
          (5) In extraordinary circumstances, and with the 
        concurrence of the Secretary General and Security 
        Council by majority vote, the IOB may augment the 
        Office of Internal Oversight Services with a special 
        investigator and staff consisting of individuals who 
        are not employees of the United Nations, to investigate 
        matters involving senior officials of the United 
        Nations when allegations of serious misconduct have 
        been made and such a special investigation is necessary 
        to maintain public confidence in the integrity of the 
        investigation. A special investigation staff shall 
        comply with all United Nations financial disclosure and 
        conflict of interest rules, including the filing of an 
        individual annual financial disclosure form in 
        accordance with subsection (c).
          (6) The IOB shall recommend annual budgets for the 
        Office of Internal Oversight Services and the Board of 
        External Auditors.
  (b) Certification of United Nations Reforms of the Office of 
Internal Oversight Services.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the 
following reforms related to the Office of Internal Oversight 
Services (OIOS) have been adopted by the United Nations:
          (1) The OIOS is designated as an independent entity 
        within the United Nations. The OIOS shall not be 
        subject to budget authority or organizational authority 
        of any entity within the United Nations.
          (2) The head of the OIOS shall be a Director.
          (3) The OIOS shall receive operational and budgetary 
        funding through appropriations by the General Assembly 
        and shall not be dependent upon any other bureau, 
        division, department, or specialized agency for such 
        funding.
          (4) All United Nations officials, including officials 
        from any bureau, division, or department of the United 
        Nations, may--
                  (A) make a recommendation to the OIOS to 
                initiate an investigation of any aspect of the 
                United Nations; or
                  (B) report to the OIOS information or 
                allegations of misconduct or inefficiencies 
                within the United Nations.
          (5) The OIOS may, sua sponte, initiate and conduct an 
        investigation of any bureau, division, department, or 
        employee (including the Secretary General) of the 
        United Nations or contractor or consultant for the 
        United Nations.
          (6) At least every three months and more frequently 
        when appropriate, the OIOS or another responsible 
        office shall submit to the IOB a report containing an 
        inventory and status of its investigations.
          (7) The OIOS shall establish or approve procedures 
        for providing ``whistle-blower'' status and employment 
        protections for all employees of the United Nations, 
        who provide informational leads and testimony related 
        to allegations of wrongdoing. Such procedures shall be 
        adopted throughout the United Nations. Such status and 
        protection may not be conferred on the Secretary 
        General.
          (8) The OIOS shall annually publish a public report 
        determining the proper number, distribution, and 
        expertise of auditors within the OIOS necessary to 
        carry out present and future duties of the OIOS, 
        including assessing the staffing requirements needed to 
        audit United Nations contracting activities throughout 
        the contract cycle from the bid process to contract 
        performance.
          (9) The Director of OIOS shall establish a position 
        of Associate Director of OIOS for Specialized Agencies 
        and Funds and Programs, who shall be responsible for 
        supervising the OIOS liaison and oversight duties for 
        each specialized agency and funds and programs of the 
        United Nations. With the concurrence of the Director 
        and the relevant specialized agency, the Associate 
        Director may hire and appoint necessary OIOS staff, 
        including staff serving within and located at a 
        specialized agency and funds and programs permanently 
        or as needed to liaison with existing audit functions 
        with each specialized agency and funds and programs.
          (10) Not later than six months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a 
        position of Associate Director of OIOS for Peacekeeping 
        Operations or an equivalent position, who shall be 
        responsible for the oversight and auditing of the field 
        offices attached to United Nations peacekeeping 
        operations. The Associate Director of OIOS for 
        Peacekeeping Operations shall--
                  (A) receive informational leads and testimony 
                from any person regarding allegations of 
                wrongdoing by United Nations officials or 
                peacekeeping troops or regarding inefficiencies 
                associated with United Nations peacekeeping 
                operations; and
                  (B) shall be responsible for initiating, 
                conducting, and overseeing investigations 
                within peacekeeping operations.
          (11)(A) Not later than six months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish 
        a position of Associate Director of OIOS for 
        Procurement and Contract Integrity or an equivalent 
        position, who shall be responsible for auditing and 
        inspecting procurement and contracting within the 
        United Nations. The Associate Director of OIOS for 
        Procurement and Contract Integrity shall--
                  (i) receive informational leads and testimony 
                from any person regarding allegations of 
                wrongdoing by United Nations officials or 
                regarding inefficiencies associated with United 
                Nations procurement or contracting activities; 
                and
                  (ii) be responsible for initiating, 
                conducting, and overseeing investigations of 
                procurement and contract activities.
          (B) Not later than 12 months after the establishment 
        of the position of Associate Director of OIOS for 
        Procurement and Contract Integrity, the Director, with 
        the assistance of the Associate Director of OIOS for 
        Procurement and Contract Integrity, shall undertake a 
        review of contract procedures to ensure that practices 
        and policies are in place to ensure that--
                  (i) the United Nations has ceased issuing 
                single bid contracts, except during an 
                emergency situation that is justified by the 
                Under Secretary General for Management;
                  (ii) the United Nations has established 
                effective controls to prevent conflicts of 
                interest in the award of contracts; and
                  (iii) the United Nations has established 
                effective procedures and policies to ensure 
                effective and comprehensive oversight and 
                monitoring of United Nations contract 
                performance.
  (c) Certification of Establishment of United Nations Office 
of Ethics.--In accordance with section 601, a certification 
shall be required that certifies that the following reforms 
related to the establishment of a United Nations Office of 
Ethics or an equivalent entity (UNOE) have been established by 
the United Nations:
          (1) A UNOE is established. The UNOE shall be an 
        independent entity within the United Nations and shall 
        not be subject to budget authority or organizational 
        authority of any entity within the United Nations. The 
        UNEO shall be responsible for establishing, managing, 
        and enforcing a code of ethics for all employees of the 
        United Nations. The UNEO shall be responsible for 
        providing such employees with annual training related 
        to such code. The head of the UNEO shall be a Director.
          (2) The UNEO shall receive operational and budgetary 
        funding through appropriations by the General Assembly 
        and shall not be dependent upon any other bureau, 
        division, department, or specialized agency of the 
        United Nations for such funding.
          (3) The Director of the UNEO shall, not later than 
        six months after the date of its establishment, publish 
        a report containing proposals for implementing a system 
        for the filing and review of individual annual 
        financial disclosure forms by each employee of the 
        United Nations at the P-5 level and above and by all 
        consultants for the United Nations compensated at any 
        salary level. Such forms shall be made available at the 
        request of the Director of the Office of Internal 
        Oversight Services. Such system shall seek to identify 
        and prevent conflicts of interest by United Nations 
        employees and shall be comparable to the system used 
        for such purposes by the United States Government. Such 
        report shall also address broader reforms of the ethics 
        program for the United Nations, including--
                  (A) the effect of the establishment of ethics 
                officers throughout all organizations within 
                the United Nations;
                  (B) the effect of retention by the UNEO of 
                annual financial disclosure forms;
                  (C) proposals for making completed annual 
                financial disclosure forms of each employee and 
                consultant available to the public, on request, 
                through the mission to the United Nations of 
                the Member State of which the employee or 
                consultant is a national;
                  (D) proposals for annual disclosure to the 
                public of information related to the annual 
                salaries and payments, including pension 
                payments and buyouts, of employees of and 
                consultants for the United Nations;
                  (E) proposals for annual disclosure to the 
                public of information related to per diem rates 
                for all bureaus, divisions, departments, or 
                specialized agencies within the United Nations;
                  (F) proposals for disclosure upon request by 
                the Ambassador of a Member State of information 
                related to travel and per diem payments made 
                from United Nations funds to any person; and
                  (G) proposals for annual disclosure to the 
                public of information related to travel and per 
                diem payments made from United Nations funds to 
                any person.
  (d) Certification of United Nations Establishment of Position 
of Chief Operating Officer.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the 
following reforms related to the establishment of the position 
of a Chief Operating Officer or an equivalent position have 
been adopted by the United Nations:
          (1) There is established the position of Chief 
        Operating Officer (COO). The COO shall report to the 
        Secretary General.
          (2) The COO shall be responsible for formulating 
        general policies and programs for the United Nations in 
        coordination with the Secretary General and in 
        consultation with the Security Council and the General 
        Assembly. The COO shall be responsible for the daily 
        administration, operation and supervision, and the 
        direction and control of the business of the United 
        Nations. The COO shall also perform such other duties 
        and may exercise such other powers as from time to time 
        may be assigned to the COO by the Secretary General.

SEC. 105. TERRORISM AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

  The President shall direct the United States Permanent 
Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, 
and influence of the United States at the United Nations to 
work toward adoption by the General Assembly of--
          (1) a definition of terrorism that builds upon the 
        recommendations of the Secretary General's High-Level 
        Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change, and includes 
        as an essential component of such definition any action 
        that is intended to cause death or serious bodily harm 
        to civilians with the purpose of intimidating a 
        population or compelling a government or an 
        international organization to do, or abstain from 
        doing, any act; and
          (2) a comprehensive convention on terrorism that 
        includes the definition described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 106. EQUALITY AT THE UNITED NATIONS.

  (a) Inclusion of Israel in WEOG.--
          (1) In general.--The President shall direct the 
        United States Permanent Representative to the United 
        Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
        United States to expand the Western European and Others 
        Group (WEOG) in the United Nations to include Israel as 
        a permanent member with full rights and privileges.
          (2) Notification to congress.--Not later than six 
        months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
        every six months thereafter for the succeeding 2-year 
        period, the Secretary of State shall notify the 
        appropriate congressional committees concerning the 
        treatment of Israel in the United Nations and the 
        expansion of WEOG to include Israel as a permanent 
        member.
  (b) Department of State Review and Report.--
          (1) In general.--To avoid duplicative efforts and 
        funding with respect to Palestinian interests and to 
        ensure balance in the approach to Israeli-Palestinian 
        issues, the Secretary shall conduct an audit of the 
        functions of the entities listed in paragraph (2) and 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not 
        later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, a 
        report containing recommendations for the elimination 
        of such entities.
          (2) Entities.--The entities referred to in paragraph 
        (1) are the following:
                  (A) The United Nations Division for 
                Palestinian Rights.
                  (B) The Committee on the Exercise of the 
                Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
                  (C) The United Nations Special Coordinator 
                for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal 
                Representative to the Palestine Liberation 
                Organization and the Palestinian Authority.
                  (D) The NGO Network on the Question of 
                Palestine.
                  (E) The United Nations Relief and Works 
                Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near 
                East.
                  (F) The Special Committee to Investigate 
                Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of 
                the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the 
                Occupied Territories.
                  (G) Such other entities as the Secretary 
                determines to constitute duplicative efforts 
                and funding or fail to ensure balance in the 
                approach to Israeli-Palestinian issues.
  (c) Implementation by Permanent Representative.--
          (1) In general.--The President shall direct the 
        United States Permanent Representative to the United 
        Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
        United States at the United Nations to seek the 
        implementation of the recommendations contained in the 
        report required under subsection (b)(1).
          (2) Withholding of funds.--Until such recommendations 
        have been implemented, the Secretary of State is 
        authorized to withhold from United States contributions 
        to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations 
        for a biennial period amounts that are proportional to 
        the percentage of such budget that are expended for 
        such entities.
  (d) GAO Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit of--
          (1) the status of the implementation of the 
        recommendations contained in the report required under 
        subsection (b)(1); and
          (2) United States action and achievements under 
        subsection (c).

SEC. 107. REFORMS AT THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.

  (a) Budget Reform.--The Secretary of State shall direct the 
United States representative to each specialized agency to use 
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States ensure that 
each specialized agency--
          (1) has developed a standardized methodology for the 
        evaluation of the programs of the agency, including 
        specific criteria for determining the continuing 
        relevance and effectiveness of the programs, patterned 
        on the work of the Office of Internal Oversight 
        Services of the United Nations under section 103;
          (2) provides the results of such evaluations to the 
        governing body of such agency; and
          (3) has established and is implementing procedures to 
        require all new programs of such agency have a specific 
        sunset date.
  (b) Accountability.--The Secretary of State shall direct the 
United States representative to each specialized agency to use 
the voice, vote and influence of the United States to ensure 
that each specialized agency--
          (1) has a strengthened internal inspection capability 
        or has agreed to allow the Office on Internal Oversight 
        Services of the United Nations to conduct an 
        investigation or audit of any program in such agency, 
        including any employee or contractor of, or consultant 
        for, such agency; and
          (2) has adopted whistleblower protections patterned 
        on the protections developed by OIOS under section 104 
        of this Act.
  (c) Ethics.--The Secretary shall direct the United States 
representative to each specialized agency to use the voice, 
vote and influence of the United States to ensure that each 
specialized agency--
          (1) is using a system for the filing and review of 
        individual annual financial disclosure forms developed 
        by the United Nations Ethics Office established by 
        section 104 of this Act or a system patterned after 
        such system; and
          (2) has established its own ethics office or is using 
        the services of the United Nations Ethics Office to 
        review and otherwise implement the ethics system 
        described in paragraph (1).
  (d) Authority.--If the Secretary is unable to certify that 
one or more of the policies described in this section has been 
implemented for any specialized agency, the Secretary is 
authorized to withhold up to 50 percent of the United States 
contribution to the regular assessed budget of such specialized 
agency, beginning with funds appropriated for such contribution 
for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 108. REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS REFORM.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on United Nations 
reform since 1990.
  (b) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
describe--
          (1) the status of the implementation of management 
        reforms within the United Nations and its specialized 
        agencies;
          (2) the number of outputs, reports, or other items 
        generated by General Assembly resolutions that have 
        been eliminated;
          (3) the progress of the General Assembly to modernize 
        and streamline the committee structure and its specific 
        recommendations on oversight and committee outputs, 
        consistent with the March 2005 report of the Secretary 
        General entitled ``In larger freedom: towards 
        development, security and human rights for all'';
          (4) the status of the review by the General Assembly 
        of all mandates older than five years and how resources 
        have been redirected to new challenges, consistent with 
        the March 2005 report of the Secretary General referred 
        to in paragraph (3); and
          (5) the continued utility and relevance of the 
        Economic and Financial Committee and the Social, 
        Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee, in light of the 
        duplicative agendas of those committees and the 
        Economic and Social Council.
  (c) Update.--Not later than one year after submitting the 
report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report updating the 
information included in the first report.

SEC. 109. REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL.

  (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report--
          (1) concerning the progress of the General Assembly 
        to modernize human resource practices, consistent with 
        the March 2005 report of the Secretary General entitled 
        ``In larger freedom: towards development, security and 
        human rights for all''; and
          (2) containing the information described in 
        subsection (b).
  (b) Contents.--The report shall include--
          (1) a comprehensive evaluation of human resources 
        reforms at the United Nations, including an evaluation 
        of--
                  (A) tenure;
                  (B) performance reviews;
                  (C) the promotion system;
                  (D) a merit-based hiring system and enhanced 
                regulations concerning termination of 
                employment of employees; and
                  (E) the implementation of a code of conduct 
                and ethics training;
          (2) the implementation of a system of procedures for 
        filing complaints and protective measures for work-
        place harassment, including sexual harassment;
          (3) policy recommendations relating to the 
        establishment of a rotation requirement for 
        nonadministrative positions;
          (4) policy recommendations relating to the 
        establishment of a prohibition preventing personnel and 
        officials assigned to the mission of a Member State to 
        the United Nations from transferring to a position 
        within the United Nations Secretariat that is 
        compensated at the P-5 level or above;
          (5) policy recommendations relating to a reduction in 
        travel allowances and attendant oversight with respect 
        to accommodations and airline flights; and
          (6) an evaluation of the recommendations of the 
        Secretary General relating to greater flexibility for 
        the Secretary General in staffing decisions to 
        accommodate changing priorities.

SEC. 110. ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

  (a) In General.--The President shall direct the United States 
Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
Nations to make every effort to--
          (1) ensure the issuance and implementation of a 
        directive by the Secretary General or the Secretariat, 
        as appropriate, that--
                  (A) requires all employees of the United 
                Nations and its specialized agencies to 
                officially and publicly condemn anti-Semitic 
                statements made at any session of the United 
                Nations or its specialized agencies, or at any 
                other session sponsored by the United Nations;
                  (B) requires employees of the United Nations 
                and its specialized agencies to be subject to 
                punitive action, including immediate dismissal, 
                for making anti-Semitic statements or 
                references;
                  (C) proposes specific recommendations to the 
                General Assembly for the establishment of 
                mechanisms to hold accountable employees and 
                officials of the United Nations and its 
                specialized agencies, or Member States, that 
                make such anti-Semitic statements or references 
                in any forum of the United Nations or of its 
                specialized agencies; and
                  (D) develops and implements education 
                awareness programs about the Holocaust and 
                anti-Semitism throughout the world, as part of 
                an effort to combat intolerance and hatred;
          (2) work to secure the adoption of a resolution by 
        the General Assembly that establishes the mechanisms 
        described in paragraph (1)(C); and
          (3) continue working toward further reduction of 
        anti-Semitic language and anti-Israel resolutions in 
        the United Nations and its specialized agencies.
  (b) Certification.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the 
requirements described in subsection (a) have been satisfied.

SEC. 111. UNITED NATIONS COOPERATION RELATING TO OIL-FOR-FOOD 
                    INVESTIGATION.

  The President shall direct the United States Permanent 
Representative to the United Nations to make efforts to ensure 
that the United Nations provides all appropriate and necessary 
information to the relevant law enforcement authority of a 
Member State relating to a prosecution initiated by such 
authority regarding the oil-for-food program of the United 
Nations and that the United Nations waives immunity regarding 
any official charged with a serious criminal offense under such 
prosecution.

       TITLE II--HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

SEC. 201. HUMAN RIGHTS.

  (a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
United States to use its voice, vote, and influence at the 
United Nations to ensure that a credible and respectable Human 
Rights Council or other human rights body is established within 
the United Nations whose participating Member States uphold the 
values embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  (b) Human Rights Reforms at the United Nations.--The 
President shall direct the United States Permanent 
Representative to the United Nations to seek to ensure that the 
following human rights reforms have been adopted by the United 
Nations:
          (1) A Member State that fails to uphold the values 
        embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
        shall be ineligible for membership on any United 
        Nations human rights body.
          (2) A Member State that is subject to sanctions by 
        the Security Council or under a Security Council-
        mandated investigation for human rights abuses shall be 
        ineligible for membership on any United Nations human 
        rights body.
          (3) A Member State that is subject to a country 
        specific resolution relating to human rights abuses 
        perpetrated in that country by the government of that 
        country that has been adopted, within the preceding 3-
        year period, by a United Nations or regional 
        organization that has competence regarding such matters 
        shall be ineligible for membership on any United 
        Nations human rights body. For purposes of this 
        paragraph, a country specific resolution shall not 
        include consensus resolutions on advisory services.
          (4) A Member State that violates the principles of a 
        United Nations human rights body to which it aspires to 
        join shall be ineligible for membership on such body.
          (5) No human rights body has a standing agenda item 
        that only relates to one country or one region.
  (c) Certification.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the human 
rights reforms described under subsection (b) have been adopted 
by the United Nations.
  (d) Prevention of Abuse of ``No Action'' Motions.--The United 
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations shall 
work to prevent abuse of ``no action'' motions, particularly as 
such motions relate to country specific resolutions.
  (e) Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human 
Rights.--
          (1) Statement of policy.--It shall be the policy of 
        the United States to continue to strongly support the 
        Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for 
        Human Rights.
          (2) Certification.--In accordance with section 601, a 
        certification shall be required that certifies that the 
        Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for 
        Human Rights has been given greater authority in field 
        operation activities, such as in the Darfur region of 
        Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 
        furtherance of the purpose and mission of the United 
        Nations.

SEC. 202. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC).

  (a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
United States to use its voice, vote, and influence at the 
United Nations to--
          (1) abolish secret voting in the Economic and Social 
        Council (ECOSOC);
          (2) ensure that, until such time as the Commission on 
        Human Rights of the United Nations is abolished, only 
        countries that are not ineligible for membership on a 
        human rights body in accordance with paragraph (1) 
        through (4) of section 201(b) shall be considered for 
        membership on the Commission on Human Rights; and
          (3) ensure that after candidate countries are 
        nominated for membership on the Commission on Human 
        Rights, the Economic and Social Council conducts a 
        recorded vote to determine such membership.
  (b) Certification.--In accordance with section 601, a 
certification shall be required that certifies that the 
policies described in subsection (a) have been implemented.

SEC. 203. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT.

  (a) Findings.--The situation in Darfur, Sudan, declared to be 
genocide by the U.S. House of Representatives in H.Con.Res. 467 
(adopted on July 27, 2004), demonstrates the need for an 
internationally agreed framework for effective action to 
prevent genocide or other crimes against humanity that threaten 
a large scale loss of life.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
the United States and other members of the international 
community should endorse the Secretary General's initiative 
described in his report entitled ``In larger freedom: towards 
development, security and human rights for all'' to require 
that--
          (1) the government of every country has the 
        responsibility to protect its civilian population from 
        genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes against humanity; 
        and
          (2) in the case of a government that is unwilling or 
        unable to do carry out its responsibility under 
        paragraph (1) in the face of such gross violations of 
        internationally recognized human rights, members of the 
        international community must use diplomatic, 
        humanitarian, and other necessary means to help protect 
        civilian populations and save lives.

             TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

SEC. 301. INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY.

  (a) Enforcement and Compliance.--
          (1) Office of compliance.--
                  (A) Establishment.--The President shall 
                direct the United States Permanent 
                Representative to International Atomic Energy 
                Agency (IAEA) to use the voice, vote, and 
                influence of the United States at the IAEA to 
                establish an Office of Compliance in the 
                Secretariat of the IAEA under the direction of 
                the Deputy Director General for Safeguards.
                  (B) Operation.--The Office of Compliance 
                shall--
                          (i) function as an independent body 
                        composed of technical experts who shall 
                        work in consultation with IAEA 
                        inspectors to assess compliance by IAEA 
                        Member States and provide 
                        recommendations to the IAEA Board of 
                        Governors concerning penalties to be 
                        imposed on IAEA Member States that fail 
                        to fulfill their obligations under IAEA 
                        Board resolutions;
                          (ii) base its assessments and 
                        recommendations on IAEA inspection 
                        reports; and
                          (iii) take into consideration 
                        information provided by IAEA Board 
                        Members that are among the five nuclear 
                        weapons states as recognized by the 
                        Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
                        Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) (commonly 
                        referred to as the ``Nuclear Non-
                        Proliferation Treaty'' or the ``NPT'').
                  (C) Staffing.--The Office of Compliance shall 
                be staffed from existing personnel in the 
                Department of Safeguards of the IAEA or the 
                Department of Nuclear Safety and Security of 
                the IAEA.
                  (D) Operation.--The Office of Compliance 
                shall operate in consultation with IAEA 
                inspectors and enforcement actions shall be 
                based on inspection reports, IAEA Board of 
                Governors resolutions, Director General 
                reports, and shall take into consideration 
                information provided by IAEA Board Members that 
                are among the five nuclear weapons states as 
                recognized by the Treaty on the Non-
                Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
          (2) Special committee on safeguards and 
        verification.--
                  (A) Establishment.--The President shall 
                direct the United States Permanent 
                Representative to the IAEA to use the voice, 
                vote, and influence of the United States at the 
                IAEA to establish a Special Committee on 
                Safeguards and Verification.
                  (B) Responsibilities.--The Special Committee 
                shall--
                          (i) improve the ability of the IAEA 
                        to monitor and enforce compliance by 
                        Member States of the IAEA with the 
                        Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and 
                        the Statute of the International Atomic 
                        Energy Agency; and
                          (ii) consider which additional 
                        measures are necessary to enhance the 
                        ability of the IAEA, beyond the 
                        verification mechanisms and authorities 
                        contained in the Additional Protocol to 
                        the Safeguards Agreements between the 
                        IAEA and Member States of the IAEA, to 
                        detect with a high degree of confidence 
                        undeclared nuclear activities by a 
                        Member State.
          (3) Penalties with respect to the iaea.--
                  (A) In general.--The President shall direct 
                the United States Permanent Representative to 
                the IAEA to use the voice, vote, and influence 
                of the United States at the IAEA to ensure that 
                a Member State of the IAEA that is under 
                investigation for a breach of or noncompliance 
                with its IAEA obligations or the purposes and 
                principles of the Charter of the United Nations 
                has its IAEA privileges suspended, including--
                          (i) limiting its ability to vote on 
                        its case;
                          (ii) being prevented from receiving 
                        any technical assistance; and
                          (iii) being prevented from hosting 
                        meetings.
                  (B) Termination of penalties.--The penalties 
                specified under subparagraph (A) shall be 
                terminated when the investigation is concluded 
                and the Member State is no longer in such 
                breach or noncompliance.
          (4) Penalties with respect to the nuclear 
        nonproliferation treaty.--The President shall direct 
        the United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA 
        to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
        States at the IAEA to ensure that a Member State of the 
        IAEA that is found to be in breach of, in noncompliance 
        with, or has withdrawn from the Nuclear 
        Nonproliferation Treaty shall return to the IAEA all 
        nuclear materials and technology received from the 
        IAEA, any Member State of the IAEA, or any Member State 
        of the Nuclear Non_Proliferation Treaty.
  (b) United States Contributions.--
          (1) Voluntary contributions.--Voluntary contributions 
        of the United States to the IAEA may only be used to 
        fund activities relating to Nuclear Safety and Security 
        or activities relating to Nuclear Verification.
          (2) Limitation on use of funds.--The President shall 
        direct the United States Permanent Representative to 
        the IAEA to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
        United States at the IAEA to--
                  (A) ensure that funds for safeguards 
                inspections are used giving first priority to 
                address countries that are initiating or 
                developing nuclear activities; and
                  (B) block the allocation of funds for any 
                other IAEA development, environmental, or 
                nuclear science assistance or activity to a 
                country--
                          (i) the government of which the 
                        Secretary of State has determined--
                                  (I) for purposes of section 
                                6(j) of the Export 
                                Administration Act of 1979, 
                                section 620A of the Foreign 
                                Assistance Act of 1961, section 
                                40 of the Arms Export Control 
                                Act, or other provision of law, 
                                is a government that has 
                                repeatedly provided support for 
                                acts of international 
                                terrorism; and
                                  (II) has not dismantled and 
                                surrendered its weapons of mass 
                                destruction under international 
                                verification;
                          (ii) that is under investigation for 
                        a breach of or noncompliance with its 
                        IAEA obligations or the purposes and 
                        principles of the Charter of the United 
                        Nations; or
                          (iii) that is in violation of its 
                        IAEA obligations or the purposes and 
                        principles of the Charter of the United 
                        Nations.
          (3) Detail of expenditures.--The President shall 
        direct the United States Permanent Representative to 
        the IAEA to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
        United States at the IAEA to secure, as part of the 
        regular budget presentation of the IAEA to Member 
        States of the IAEA, a detailed breakdown by country of 
        expenditures of the IAEA for safeguards inspections and 
        nuclear security activities.
  (c) Membership.--
          (1) In general.--The President shall direct the 
        United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA to 
        use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States 
        at the IAEA to block the membership on the Board of 
        Governors of the IAEA of a Member State of the IAEA 
        that has not signed and ratified the IAEA Additional 
        Protocol and--
                  (A) is under investigation for a breach of, 
                or noncompliance with, its IAEA obligations or 
                the purposes and principles of the Charter of 
                the United Nations; or
                  (B) is in violation of its IAEA obligations 
                or the purposes and principles of the Charter 
                of the United Nations.
          (2) Criteria.--The United States Permanent 
        Representative to the IAEA shall make every effort to 
        modify the criteria for Board membership to reflect the 
        principles described in paragraph (1).
  (d) Nuclear Program of Iran.--
          (1) United states action.--The President shall direct 
        the United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA 
        to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
        States at the IAEA to make every effort to ensure the 
        adoption of a resolution by the IAEA Board of Governors 
        that makes Iran ineligible to receive any nuclear 
        material, technology, equipment, or assistance from any 
        IAEA Member State and ineligible for any IAEA 
        assistance not related to safeguards inspections or 
        nuclear security until the IAEA Board of Governors 
        determines that Iran--
                  (A) is providing full access to IAEA 
                inspectors to its nuclear-related facilities;
                  (B) has fully implemented and is in 
                compliance with the Additional Protocol; and
                  (C) has permanently ceased and dismantled all 
                activities and programs related to nuclear-
                enrichment and reprocessing.
          (2) Penalties.--If an IAEA Member State is determined 
        to have violated the prohibition on assistance to Iran 
        described in paragraph (1) before the IAEA Board of 
        Governors determines that Iran has satisfied the 
        conditions described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
        of such paragraph, such Member State shall be subject 
        to the penalties described in section 301(a)(3), shall 
        be ineligible to receive nuclear material, technology, 
        equipment, or assistance from any IAEA Member State, 
        and shall be ineligible to receive any IAEA assistance 
        not related to safeguards inspections or nuclear 
        security until such time as the IAEA Board of Governors 
        makes such determination with respect to Iran.
  (e) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the 
succeeding 2-year period, the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
implementation of this section.

SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NUCLEAR SECURITY ACTION PLAN 
                    OF THE IAEA.

  It is the sense of Congress that the national security 
interests of the United States are enhanced by the Nuclear 
Security Action Plan of the IAEA and the Board of Governors of 
the IAEA should recommend, and the General Conference of the 
IAEA should adopt, a resolution incorporating the Nuclear 
Security Action Plan into the regular budget of the IAEA.

                         TITLE IV--PEACEKEEPING

SEC. 401. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING REFORM OF UNITED NATIONS 
                    PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

  It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) although United Nations peacekeeping operations 
        have contributed greatly toward the promotion of peace 
        and stability for the past 57 years, and the majority 
        of peacekeeping personnel who have served under the 
        United Nations flag have done so with honor and 
        courage, the record of United Nations peacekeeping has 
        been severely tarnished by operational failures and 
        unconscionable acts of misconduct; and
          (2) if the reputation of and confidence in United 
        Nations peacekeeping operations is to be restored, 
        fundamental and far-reaching reforms, particularly in 
        the areas of planning, management, training, conduct, 
        and discipline, must be implemented without delay.

SEC. 402. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO REFORM OF UNITED NATIONS 
                    PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

  It shall be the policy of the United States to pursue reform 
of United Nations peacekeeping operations in the following 
areas:
          (1) Planning and management.--
                  (A) Global audit.--As the size, cost, and 
                number of United Nations peacekeeping 
                operations have increased substantially over 
                the past decade, an independent audit of each 
                such operation, with a view toward ``right-
                sizing'' operations and ensuring that such 
                operations are cost effective, should be 
                conducted and its findings reported to the 
                Security Council.
                  (B) Review of mandates and closing 
                operations.--In conjunction with the audit 
                described in subparagraph (A), the United 
                Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations 
                should conduct a comprehensive review of all 
                United Nations peacekeeping operation mandates, 
                with a view toward identifying objectives that 
                are practical and achievable, and report its 
                findings to the Security Council. In 
                particular, the review should consider the 
                following:
                          (i) Activities that fall beyond the 
                        scope of traditional peacekeeping 
                        activities should be delegated to a new 
                        Peacebuilding Commission, described in 
                        paragraph (3).
                          (ii) Long-standing operations that 
                        are static and cannot fulfill their 
                        mandate should be downsized or closed.
                          (iii) If there is legitimate concern 
                        that the withdrawal from a country of 
                        an otherwise static United Nations 
                        peacekeeping operation would result in 
                        the resumption of major conflict, a 
                        burden-sharing arrangement that reduces 
                        the level of assessed contributions, 
                        similar to that currently supporting 
                        the United Nations Peacekeeping Force 
                        in Cyprus, should be explored and 
                        instituted.
                  (C) Leadership.--As peacekeeping operations 
                become larger and increasingly complex, the 
                Secretariat should adopt a minimum standard of 
                qualifications for senior leaders and managers, 
                with particular emphasis on specific skills and 
                experience, and current senior leaders and 
                managers who do not meet those standards should 
                be removed or reassigned.
                  (D) Pre-deployment training.--Pre-deployment 
                training on interpretation of the mandate of 
                the operation, specifically in the areas of 
                force, civilian protection, field conditions, 
                the Code of Conduct described in paragraph 
                (2)(A), HIV/AIDS, gender, and human rights 
                issues should be mandatory, and all personnel, 
                regardless of category or rank, should be 
                required to sign an oath that each has received 
                and understands such training as a condition of 
                participation in the operation.
          (2) Conduct and discipline.--
                  (A) Adoption of a uniform code of conduct.--A 
                single, uniform Code of Conduct that has the 
                status of a binding rule and applies equally to 
                all personnel serving in United Nations 
                peacekeeping operations, regardless of category 
                or rank, should be promulgated, adopted, and 
                enforced.
                  (B) Understanding the code of conduct.--All 
                personnel, regardless of category or rank, 
                should receive training on the Code of Conduct 
                prior to deployment with a peacekeeping 
                operation, in addition to periodic follow-on 
                training. In particular--
                          (i) all personnel, regardless of 
                        category or rank, should be provided 
                        with a personal copy of the Code of 
                        Conduct that has been translated into 
                        the national language of such 
                        personnel, regardless of whether such 
                        language is an official language of the 
                        United Nations;
                          (ii) all personnel, regardless of 
                        category or rank, should sign an oath 
                        that each has received a copy of the 
                        Code of Conduct, that each pledges to 
                        abide by the Code of Conduct, and that 
                        each understands the consequences of 
                        violating the Code of Conduct as a 
                        condition of appointment to such 
                        operation, including immediate 
                        termination of the participation of 
                        such personnel in the peacekeeping 
                        operation to which such personnel is 
                        assigned; and
                          (iii) peacekeeping operations should 
                        conduct educational outreach programs 
                        within communities hosting such 
                        operations, including explaining 
                        prohibited acts on the part of United 
                        Nations peacekeeping personnel and 
                        identifying the individual to whom the 
                        local population may direct complaints 
                        or file allegations of exploitation, 
                        abuse, or other acts of misconduct.
                  (C) Monitoring mechanisms.--Dedicated 
                monitoring mechanisms, such as the personnel 
                conduct units deployed to support United 
                Nations peacekeeping operations in Haiti, 
                Liberia, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic 
                of Congo, should be present in each operation 
                to monitor compliance with the Code of Conduct, 
                and--
                          (i) should report simultaneously to 
                        the Head of Mission, the United Nations 
                        Department of Peacekeeping Operations, 
                        and the Associate Director of OIOS for 
                        Peacekeeping Operations (established 
                        under section 104(b)(9)); and
                          (ii) should be tasked with designing 
                        and implementing mission-specific 
                        measures to prevent misconduct, conduct 
                        follow-on training for personnel, 
                        coordinate community outreach programs, 
                        and assist in investigations, as OIOS 
                        determines necessary and appropriate.
                  (D) Investigations.--A permanent, 
                professional, and independent investigative 
                body should be established and introduced into 
                United Nations peacekeeping operations. In 
                particular--
                          (i) the investigative body should 
                        include professionals with experience 
                        in investigating sex crimes, as well as 
                        experts who can provide guidance on 
                        standards of proof and evidentiary 
                        requirements necessary for any 
                        subsequent legal action;
                          (ii) provisions should be included in 
                        a Model Memorandum of Understanding 
                        that obligate each Member State that 
                        contributes troops to a peacekeeping 
                        operation to designate a military 
                        prosecutor who will participate in any 
                        investigation into an allegation of 
                        misconduct brought against an 
                        individual of that Member State, so 
                        that evidence is collected and 
                        preserved in a manner consistent with 
                        the military law of that Member State;
                          (iii) the investigative body should 
                        be regionally based to ensure rapid 
                        deployment and should be equipped with 
                        modern forensics equipment for the 
                        purpose of positively identifying 
                        perpetrators and, where necessary, for 
                        determining paternity; and
                          (iv) the investigative body should 
                        report directly to the Associate 
                        Director of OIOS for Peacekeeping 
                        Operations, while providing copies of 
                        any reports to the Department of 
                        Peacekeeping Operations, the Head of 
                        Mission, and the Member State 
                        concerned.
                  (E) Follow-up.--A dedicated unit, similar to 
                the personnel conduct units, staffed and funded 
                through existing resources, should be 
                established within the headquarters of the 
                United Nations Department of Peacekeeping 
                Operations and tasked with--
                          (i) promulgating measures to prevent 
                        misconduct;
                          (ii) coordinating allegations of 
                        misconduct, and reports received by 
                        field personnel; and
                          (iii) gathering follow-up information 
                        on completed investigations, 
                        particularly by focusing on 
                        disciplinary actions against the 
                        individual concerned taken by the 
                        United Nations or by the Member State 
                        that is contributing troops to which 
                        the individual belongs, and sharing 
                        that information with the Security 
                        Council, the Head of Mission, and the 
                        community hosting the peacekeeping 
                        operation.
                  (F) Financial liability and victims 
                assistance.--Although peacekeeping operations 
                should provide immediate medical assistance to 
                victims of sexual abuse or exploitation, the 
                responsibility for providing longer-term 
                treatment, care, or restitution lies solely 
                with the individual found guilty of the 
                misconduct. In particular, the following 
                reforms should be implemented:
                          (i) The United Nations should not 
                        assume responsibility for providing 
                        long-term treatment or compensation by 
                        creating a ``Victims Trust Fund'', or 
                        any other such similar fund, financed 
                        through assessed contributions to 
                        United Nations peacekeeping operations, 
                        thereby shielding individuals from 
                        personal liability and reinforcing an 
                        atmosphere of impunity.
                          (ii) If an individual responsible for 
                        misconduct has been repatriated, 
                        reassigned, redeployed, or is otherwise 
                        unable to provide assistance, 
                        responsibility for providing assistance 
                        to a victim should be assigned to the 
                        Member State that contributed the 
                        troops to which the individual belonged 
                        or to the manager concerned.
                          (iii) In the case of misconduct by a 
                        member of a military contingent, 
                        appropriate funds should be withheld 
                        from the troop-contributing country 
                        concerned.
                          (iv) In the case of misconduct by a 
                        civilian employee or contractor of the 
                        United Nations, appropriate wages 
                        should be garnished from such 
                        individual or fines should be imposed 
                        against such individual, consistent 
                        with existing United Nations Staff 
                        Rules.
                  (G) Managers and commanders.--The manner in 
                which managers and commanders handle cases of 
                misconduct by those serving under them should 
                be included in their individual performance 
                evaluations, so that managers and commanders 
                who take decisive action to deter and address 
                misconduct are rewarded, while those who create 
                a permissive environment or impede 
                investigations are penalized or relieved of 
                duty, as appropriate.
                  (H) Data base.--A centralized data base 
                should be created and maintained within the 
                United Nations Department of Peacekeeping 
                Operations to track cases of misconduct, 
                including the outcome of investigations and 
                subsequent prosecutions, to ensure that 
                personnel who have engaged in misconduct or 
                other criminal activities, regardless of 
                category or rank, are permanently barred from 
                participation in future peacekeeping 
                operations.
                  (I) Welfare.--Peacekeeping operations should 
                assume responsibility for maintaining a minimum 
                standard of welfare for mission personnel to 
                ameliorate conditions of service, while 
                adjustments are made to the discretionary 
                welfare payments currently provided to Member 
                States that contribute troops to offset the 
                cost of operation-provided recreational 
                facilities.
          (3) Peacebuilding commission.--
                  (A) Establishment.--Consistent with the 
                recommendations of the Report of the Secretary 
                General's High Level Panel on Threats, 
                Challenges, and Change, the United Nations 
                should establish a Peacebuilding Commission, 
                supported by a Peacebuilding Support Office, to 
                marshal the efforts of the United Nations, 
                international financial institutions, donors, 
                and non-governmental organizations to assist 
                countries in transition from war to peace.
                  (B) Structure and membership.--The Commission 
                should--
                          (i) be a subsidiary body of the 
                        United Nations Security Council, 
                        limited in size to ensure efficiency;
                          (ii) include members of the United 
                        Nations Security Council, major donors, 
                        and Member States that contribute 
                        troops, appropriate United Nations 
                        organizations, the World Bank, and the 
                        International Monetary Fund; and
                          (iii) invite the President of ECOSOC, 
                        regional actors, Member States that 
                        contribute troops, regional development 
                        banks, and other concerned parties that 
                        are not already members, as determined 
                        appropriate, to consult or participate 
                        in meetings as observers.
                  (C) Responsibilities.--The Commission should 
                seek to ease the demands currently placed upon 
                the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to 
                undertake tasks that fall beyond the scope of 
                traditional peacekeeping, by--
                          (i) developing and integrating 
                        country-specific and system-wide 
                        conflict prevention, post-conflict 
                        reconstruction, and long-term 
                        development policies and strategies; 
                        and
                          (ii) serving as the key coordinating 
                        body for the design and implementation 
                        of military, humanitarian, and civil 
                        administration aspects of complex 
                        missions.
                  (D) Resources.--The establishment of the 
                Peacebuilding Commission and the related 
                Peacebuilding Support Office should be staffed 
                with existing resources.

SEC. 403. CERTIFICATION.

  (a) New or Expanded Peacekeeping Operations Contingent Upon 
Presidential Certification of Peacekeeping Operations 
Reforms.--
          (1) No new or expanded peacekeeping operations.--
        Beginning on January 1, 2007, and until the Secretary 
        certifies that the requirements described in paragraph 
        (2) have been satisfied, the President shall direct the 
        United States Permanent Representative to the United 
        Nations use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
        United States at the United Nations to oppose the 
        creation of new, or expansion of existing, United 
        Nations peacekeeping operations unless the Secretary 
        certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
        that such creation or expansion is in the national 
        interest of the United States, and includes with the 
        certification a written justification therefor.
          (2) Certification of peacekeeping operations 
        reforms.--The certification referred to in paragraph 
        (1) is a certification made by the Secretary to the 
        appropriate congressional committees that the following 
        reforms, or an equivalent set of reforms, related to 
        peacekeeping operations have been adopted by the United 
        Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations or the 
        General Assembly, as appropriate:
                  (A) A single, uniform Code of Conduct that 
                has the status of a binding rule and applies 
                equally to all personnel serving in United 
                Nations peacekeeping operations, regardless of 
                category or rank, has been adopted by the 
                General Assembly and mechanisms have been 
                established for training such personnel 
                concerning the requirements of the Code and 
                enforcement of the Code.
                  (B) All personnel, regardless of category or 
                rank, serving in a peacekeeping operation have 
                been trained concerning the requirements of the 
                Code of Conduct and each has been given a 
                personal copy of the Code, translated into the 
                national language of such personnel.
                  (C) All personnel, regardless of category or 
                rank, are required to sign an oath that each 
                has received a copy of the Code of Conduct, 
                that each pledges to abide by the Code, and 
                that each understands the consequences of 
                violating the Code as a condition of the 
                appointment to such operation, including the 
                immediate termination of the participation of 
                such personnel in the peacekeeping operation to 
                which such personnel is assigned.
                  (D) All peacekeeping operations have designed 
                and implemented educational outreach programs 
                that reach local communities where peacekeeping 
                personnel of such operations are based for a 
                significant period of time, explaining 
                prohibited acts on the part of United Nations 
                peacekeeping personnel and identifying the 
                individual to whom the local population may 
                direct complaints or file allegations of 
                exploitation, abuse, or other acts of 
                misconduct.
                  (E) A centralized data base has been created 
                and is being maintained in the United Nations 
                Department of Peacekeeping Operations that 
                tracks cases of misconduct, including the 
                outcomes of investigations and subsequent 
                prosecutions, to ensure that personnel, 
                regardless of category or rank, who have 
                engaged in misconduct or other criminal 
                activities are permanently barred from 
                participation in future peacekeeping 
                operations.
                  (F) A Model Memorandum of Understanding 
                between the United Nations and each Member 
                State that contributes troops to a peacekeeping 
                operation has been adopted by the United 
                Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations 
                that specifically obligates each such Member 
                State to--
                          (i) designate a competent legal 
                        authority, preferably a prosecutor with 
                        expertise in the area of sexual 
                        exploitation and abuse, to participate 
                        in any investigation into an allegation 
                        of misconduct brought against an 
                        individual of the Member State;
                          (ii) refer to its competent national 
                        or military authority for possible 
                        prosecution, if warranted, any 
                        investigation of a violation of the 
                        Code of Conduct or other criminal 
                        activity by an individual of the Member 
                        State;
                          (iii) report to the Department of 
                        Peacekeeping Operations on the outcome 
                        of any such investigation;
                          (iv) undertake to conduct on-site 
                        court martial proceedings relating to 
                        allegations of misconduct alleged 
                        against an individual of the Member 
                        State;
                          (v) assume responsibility for the 
                        provision of appropriate assistance to 
                        a victim of misconduct committed by an 
                        individual of the Member State; and
                          (vi) establish a professional and 
                        independent investigative and audit 
                        function within the United Nations 
                        Department of Peacekeeping Operations 
                        and the OIOS to monitor United Nations 
                        peacekeeping operations.

SEC. 404. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING 
                    OPERATIONS.

  (a) 25 Percent Limitation.--Section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 
U.S.C. 287e note; Public Law 103-236) is amended to read as 
follows:
          ``(2) Fiscal year 2006 and subsequent fiscal years.--
        Funds authorized to be appropriated for `Contributions 
        for International Peacekeeping Activities' for fiscal 
        years 2006 and 2007 shall not be available for the 
        payment of the United States assessed contribution for 
        a United Nations peacekeeping operation in an amount 
        which is greater than 27.1 percent of the total of all 
        assessed contributions for that operation.''.
  (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect and apply beginning on October 1, 2005.

SEC. 405. GENOCIDE AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

  (a) United States Actions.--The President shall direct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to 
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to make every effort to ensure the formal 
adoption and implementation of mechanisms to--
          (1) suspend the membership of a Member State in the 
        United Nations if genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes 
        against humanity are determined to be occurring in such 
        Member State, regardless of whether such acts are being 
        committed by the government of such Member State or by 
        a third party;
          (2) impose an arms and trade embargo and travel 
        restrictions on, and freeze the assets of, all groups 
        and individuals responsible for committing or allowing 
        such acts to occur;
          (3) deploy a United Nations peacekeeping operation or 
        authorize and support the deployment of a peacekeeping 
        operation from an international organization to the 
        Member State with a mandate to stop such acts;
          (4) deploy monitors from the United Nations High 
        Commissioner for Refugees to the area where such acts 
        are occurring in the Member State; and
          (5) authorize the establishment of an international 
        commission of inquiry into such acts.
  (b) Certification.--Unless the Secretary certifies that the 
mechanisms described in subsection (a) have been adopted and 
implemented, the Secretary is authorized to withhold up to ten 
percent of United States contributions to the peacekeeping 
budget of the United Nations.

SEC. 406. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES 
                    OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

  Nothing in this title shall be construed as superceding the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice or operating to effect the 
surrender of United States officials or members of the Armed 
Forces to a foreign country or international tribunal for 
prosecutions arising from peacekeeping operations or other 
similar United Nations related activity.

   TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

SEC. 501. POSITIONS FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS AT INTERNATIONAL 
                    ORGANIZATIONS.

  The Secretary of State shall make every effort to recruit 
United States citizens for positions within international 
organizations.

SEC. 502. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR REGULAR ASSESSED BUDGET OF THE 
                    UNITED NATIONS.

  (a) Detailed Itemization.--The annual congressional budget 
justification shall include a detailed itemized request in 
support of the assessed contribution of the United States to 
the regular assessed budget of the United Nations.
  (b) Contents of Detailed Itemization.--The detailed 
itemization required under subsection (a) shall--
          (1) contain information relating to the amounts 
        requested in support of each of the various sections 
        and titles of the regular assessed budget of the United 
        Nations; and
          (2) compare the amounts requested for the current 
        year with the actual or estimated amounts contributed 
        by the United States in previous fiscal years for the 
        same sections and titles.
  (c) Adjustments and Notification.--If the United Nations 
proposes an adjustment to its regular assessed budget, the 
Secretary of State shall, at the time such adjustment is 
presented to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and 
Budgetary Questions of the United Nations (ACABQ), notify and 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees.

SEC. 503. REVIEW AND REPORT.

  Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall conduct a review of 
programs of the United Nations that are funded through assessed 
contributions and submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing--
          (1) the findings of such review; and
          (2) recommendations relating to--
                  (A) the continuation of such programs; and
                  (B) which of such programs should be 
                voluntarily funded.

SEC. 504. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.

  (a) Report on United Nations Reforms.--Not later than 12 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 12 
months thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the status of the 1997, 2002, and 2005 management 
reforms initiated by the Secretary General and on the reforms 
mandated by this Act.
  (b) Report on Department of State Certifications.--Not later 
than six months after each certification is submitted by the 
Secretary of State to the appropriate congressional committees 
under this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on each such 
certification. The Secretary shall provide the Comptroller 
General with any information required by the Comptroller 
General to submit any such report.

       TITLE VI--CERTIFICATIONS AND WITHHOLDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS

SEC. 601. CERTIFICATIONS AND WITHHOLDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

  (a) In General.--The certifications required under sections 
103, 104(a) through 104(d), 110, 201(c), 201(e), and 202 of 
this Act are certifications submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees by the Secretary of State that the 
requirements of each such section have been satisfied with 
respect to reform of the United Nations.
  (b) Alternative Certification Mechanism.--
          (1) In general.--In the event that the Secretary is 
        unable to make any certification described in 
        subsection (a), the Secretary may nonetheless satisfy 
        the requirements referred to in such certification by 
        certifying that--
                  (A) the United Nations has implemented 
                reforms that are either substantially similar 
                to or accomplish the same purposes as the 
                requirements referred to in any such 
                certification; or
                  (B) in the case of the policies described in 
                subsections (a) and (c) of section 11 the 
                United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (as 
                amended by section 101 of this Act) or the 
                requirements of sections 201(c) and 202(b) of 
                this Act, substantial progress has been made in 
                implementing such policies or requirements.
          (2) Definitions.--For the purposes of this 
        subsection, reforms are ``substantially similar to or 
        accomplish the same purposes as'' if the reforms are--
                  (A) formally adopted by the organ or 
                committee of the United Nations that has 
                authority to take such action or are issued by 
                the Secretariat or the appropriate entity or 
                committee in written form; and
                  (B) are not identical to the measures 
                required by a particular certification but in 
                the judgment of the Secretary will have the 
                same or nearly the same effect as such 
                measures.
          (3) Written justification and consultation.--
                  (A) Written justification.--Not later than 30 
                days before submitting an alternate 
                certification in accordance with paragraph (1), 
                the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
                congressional committees a written 
                justification explaining in detail the basis 
                for such alternate certification.
                  (B) Consultation.--After the Secretary has 
                submitted the written justification under 
                subparagraph (A), but not later than 15 days 
                before the Secretary exercises the alternate 
                certification mechanism described in clause 
                (i), the Secretary shall consult with the 
                appropriate congressional committees regarding 
                such exercise.
  (c) Withholding of United States Contributions to Regular 
Assessed Budget of the United Nations.--If the Secretary is 
unable to make one or more of the certifications described in 
subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary is authorized to withhold 
from expenditure until such time as the Secretary deems 
appropriate up to 50 percent of the contribution of the United 
States to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations for 
a biennial period, beginning with funds appropriated for the 
United States Assessed contribution for fiscal year 2008.
  (d) Consultation on Progress of Reforms.--Beginning six 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 
three months thereafter until all the certifications under 
subsection (a) and (b) are made, the Secretary shall consult 
with the appropriate congressional committees regarding the 
progress in adoption and implementation of the reforms 
described in this Act.
  (e) Duration of Funds.--
          (1) Assessed contributions to the u.n.--Any amounts 
        of funds appropriated for the United States assessed 
        contribution to the United Nations that are withheld 
        under subsection (c) are authorized to remain available 
        until expended in fiscal years after the fiscal year in 
        which all certifications are made under subsections (a) 
        and (b).
          (2) Assessed contributions to specialized agencies.--
        Any amounts of funds appropriated for the United States 
        assessed contribution to a specialized agency that are 
        withheld under section 107(d) are authorized to remain 
        available until expended in fiscal years after the 
        fiscal year in which the Secretary makes the 
        certification with respect to the policy or policies 
        described in section 107 by reason of which the funds 
        were withheld.
  (f) Biennial Reviews.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct biennial 
        reviews, beginning two years after the date on which 
        the Secretary submits the last of the certifications 
        under subsections (a) and (b), to determine if the 
        United Nations continues to remain in compliance with 
        all such certifications. Not later than 30 days after 
        the completion of each such review, the Secretary shall 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report containing the findings of each such review.
          (2) Action.--If during the course of any such review 
        the Secretary determines that the United Nations has 
        failed to remain in compliance with a certification 
        that was submitted in accordance with subsection (a), 
        the Secretary is authorized to exercise the authority 
        described in subsection (c) with respect to the 
        biennial period immediately following such review and 
        subsequent biennial periods until such time as all 
        certifications under subsection (a) or (b) have been 
        submitted.

SEC. 602. DIPLOMATIC CAMPAIGN TO ACHIEVE REFORM.

  (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
in order to achieve the reforms required by this Act, the 
President must undertake an extensive diplomatic campaign, in 
combination with like-minded countries at the United Nations to 
achieve those reforms, including acting through the United 
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
its voice, vote and influence at the United Nations and direct 
diplomatic intervention at the highest levels of government in 
Member States.
  (b) Report to Congress.--Sixty days before exercising the 
authority to withhold funds under section 601(c), the Secretary 
shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees and 
submit a report on how the exercise of such authority will 
further the purposes of this Act.
  (c) Content of Report.--The report required by subsection (b) 
shall include--
          (1) a description of efforts by the United States to 
        achieve the reforms required by this Act to date;
          (2) an analysis of why reforms sought by the United 
        States have not been achieved; and
          (3) an explanation of how United States policy will 
        be furthered by conditioning or withholding funds for 
        assessed contributions to the United Nations, as well 
        as an analysis of how withholding such funds are 
        expected to affect programs, operations, staff, and 
        reforms of the United Nations and United States 
        interests.

 TITLE VII--UNITED NATIONS RENEWAL AND TOOLS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UNITED 
                             NATIONS REFORM

SEC. 701. SYNCHRONIZATION OF U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                    INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

  (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
          (1) In the early 1980s, the United States Government 
        began to pay United States assessments to certain 
        international organizations in the last quarter of the 
        calendar year in which they were due. This practice 
        allowed the United States to pay its annual assessment 
        to the United Nations and other international 
        organizations with the next fiscal year's 
        appropriations, taking advantage of the fact that 
        international organizations operate on calendar years. 
        It also allowed the United States to reduce budgetary 
        outlays, making the United States budget deficit appear 
        smaller.
          (2) The United States, which is assessed 22 percent 
        of the United Nations regular budget, now pays its dues 
        at least 10 months late, and often later depending on 
        when the relevant appropriation is enacted.
          (3) This practice causes the United Nations to 
        operate throughout much of the year without a 
        significant portion of its operating budget. By 
        midyear, the budget is usually depleted, forcing the 
        United Nations to borrow from its peacekeeping budget, 
        since the organization is prohibited from borrowing 
        externally. As a result, countries that contribute to 
        United Nations peacekeeping missions are not reimbursed 
        on a timely basis.
          (4) For years, continuing this practice is 
        inconsistent with the purposes of this Act to encourage 
        the United Nations to engage in sound, fiscally 
        responsible budgetary practices.
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Beginning in the fiscal 
year in which all certifications under subsection (a) and (b) 
of section 601 have been made, the following amounts are 
authorized to be appropriated to a process to synchronize the 
payment of its assessments to the United Nations and other 
international organizations over a multiyear period so that the 
United States can resume paying its dues to such international 
organizations at the beginning of each calendar year:
          (1) For the fiscal year after all such certifications 
        have been made, $150,000,000.
          (2) For the second year after all such certifications 
        have been made, $150,000,000.,
          (3) For the third year after all such certifications 
        have been made, $150,000,000.

SEC. 702. INCREASED FUNDING FOR UNITED STATES ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION TO 
                    THE UNITED NATIONS TO SUPPORT REFORM EFFORTS.

  It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
support an increase in the 2006-2007 United Nations biennium 
budget and future United Nations budgets to support the 
creation of new offices or institutions and the strengthening 
of existing offices in order to fully implement the reforms 
required by this Act.

SEC. 703. BUYOUT OF UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL.

  It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
support an increase in the appropriate United Nations biennium 
budget to fund a buyout of United Nations personnel to the 
extent that the buyout is a targeted buyout of personnel that 
do not have the skills necessary for the United Nations in the 
21st century.

SEC. 704. UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY FUND.

  There is authorized for fiscal year 2006 for a voluntary 
contribution to the United Nations International Democracy Fund 
$10,000,000.

SEC. 705. UNITED STATES PERSONNEL TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

  The President is authorized to detail any United States 
Government officer or employee to the United Nations on a 
nonreimbursable basis for up to three years to assist in the 
implementation of the reforms described in this Act, including 
providing for any necessary housing, education, cost-of-living 
allowances, or other allowances authorized under the Foreign 
Service Act the United Nations Participation Act of 1945.

                                  
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